Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to start by acknowledging my colleagues here today. It's a privilege to replace my colleague on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. It's also a privilege to address the very sensitive and important issues being discussed today.
Ms. Cross, you spoke eloquently about the important concept of coercive control in domestic violence. I want to address the criminalization of coercive control, which we consider a very important tool. It should be combined with a range of tools, including training for justice officials and prevention efforts aimed at the general public.
Do you believe that these measures would help provide support and that we could possibly criminalize coercive control?
Could they also mitigate the potential negative impact of criminalization?