Thank you, Chair.
My sincere thanks to all the witnesses who are here with us today. I've invited most, if not all, of the witnesses on parental alienation, because I was horrified to find out what was going on. I absolutely agree that it's a big part of coercive control, and we can't legislate against coercive control unless we address parental alienation.
There's another issue that was raised to me recently, Chair, by Survivor Safety Matters. I didn't have time to invite them to committee, but I'd like to ask the clerk if maybe she's received the brief, because it's important that we have this information in front of us when we come forward with our recommendations. They're saying that perpetrators who have a history of coercive control also have the right to get personal information about their opponents in court—personal and confidential records—which puts the victims in danger. People who are in court are not able to receive therapy at the same time, even though it's probably the worst time in their lives, because that therapy session could become part of the court's evidence. It includes medical records, psychiatric records, therapeutic records and records of counselling, education, employment, child welfare and adoption. Even personal journals and diaries can be taken by the court and used against victims of coercive control.
I'm clearly not the person who's giving evidence here, but I wanted to go over the brief that they've given me and maybe clarify with the clerk that we have this information in front of us and that we all have access to it.