I don't know if you had a chance to read the article by Stéphanie Grammond that appeared in La Presse this morning. You mentioned rising demand and the lack of resources needed to meet it. In her article, Ms. Grammond laments the fact that, since the start of this year, 14 femicides have been committed in Quebec, more than for all of 2023, and this is only the month of May.
Ms. Grammond has addressed the issue because various groups in Quebec are calling for a bill. However, right now at the federal level, Bill C-332, which the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights has considered, refers precisely to the criminalization of coercive control. Ms. Grammond emphasizes the following with regard to the bill: But there's no consensus on the issue. Some people argue that the definition of coercive control is vague and that certain acts that fall under that heading are already criminal, such as the act of intimidating people by stalking, threatening and depriving them of their keys and cell phones.
You mentioned in your presentation that some individuals use many tactics and various types of coercion. Do you think there are currently enough measures in the Criminal Code to punish someone who would stalk and threaten individuals and steal their keys and cell phones?