We're looking at the legal side of things, and that's the perspective I bring to this conversation. We certainly have some short-term possible wins. The recent changes to the Divorce Act were followed in Ontario by changes to the Children's Law Reform Act. It would be great to see similar changes made across the country so that courts would have a standardized approach to how they are considering parenting arrangements when the family has had a history of violence.
We need to start a discussion soon about what we're going to do about coercively controlling behaviour. I see that as something for both the short and medium term. We can start the conversation right away, but I hope it is enough of a conversation that any outcome of it would be in the medium term rather than the long term.
In the longer term, on the law side, I would really like to see us look at a completely different way of addressing intimate partner abuse. The present criminal and family systems really perpetuate systems that keep that violence happening.
I have lots more to say about it, but the chair is telling me it's time to stop, so maybe I can get another question about that.