Good afternoon.
We want to thank the committee for the opportunity to express our views on coercive behaviour today.
Our association comprises 46 shelters for women victims of domestic violence, which are scattered across Quebec. Every year, they accommodate some 3,300 women and nearly 2,000 children to whom they provide 30,000 homelessness services. In all, they respond to 90,000 requests for assistance.
Coercive behaviour—