Thank you to the witnesses for coming today. I also want to give my condolences to Ms. Irons on the loss of her daughter.
In my work on the status of women committee, I've heard concerning testimony that the trafficking and exploitation of seniors are increasing. I've also heard, through conversations with the chief of police in a northern community, that elder abuse is now ranking third, behind intimate partner violence and child exploitation.
My question is for Andrea Silverstone.
In your experience in domestic violence prevention, are you seeing coercive control impacting seniors or older women differently, particularly through dependency, isolation or financial control?