For the moment, the ideal would be for the courts and judges to be able to acknowledge coercive control as a contextual factor. I believe that certain elements are already criminalized in the Canadian Criminal Code. However, further to what some of my peers who have previously appeared before the committee and who are appearing now have said, as well as the experts from the north, I would be very cautious about promoting the criminalization of coercive control. The information we currently have isn't enough to promote such a criminal measure. As I said, coercive control is a continuum. Judges and legal system stakeholders need to know that, understand it and be able to take it into consideration. So I would suggest that it be taken into consideration but not necessarily be set forth in law.
I hope that properly answers your question.