Yes, we have concerns about creating this new offence, especially without creating safeguards for survivors of coercive control who might be at risk of being charged themselves. We have seen this with mandatory charging in domestic violence policies, where sometimes, when police arrive and don't know what's going on, we've seen increases in both parties being charged.
There are also some questions about how police might recognize all patterns of coercive control, which is very nuanced and captures a wide range of behaviours.
Because of those concerns, at this time, we do not support criminalizing coercive control, but we do want to fight coercive control by providing the supports that survivors desperately need. One of the recommendations of our organization is creating a gender-based violence commissioner, for example. This could provide direct support to survivors and get to the causes before these behaviours happen.