Yes.
It's important to have a clear framework and objectives for the violent men who have to take the programs. Ontario currently has a legislative framework, a set of standards. If the service providers that work with these violent men do not adhere to the framework, they lose their funding.
In Quebec and elsewhere in Canada, the programs are all over the map. It could be behaviour therapy or a program with some sort of psychological component, but that's not the real problem. The real problem is that men with violent behaviours need to take accountability for their actions. They need to understand that violence is a choice. It's not being hot-tempered, it's not about their past. It is worth noting that countless men make the choice not to use violence in their own lives, despite experiencing tremendous violence growing up. Many studies prove that violence isn't necessarily passed on from one generation to the next.
The only program that works is one that focuses on holding abusers accountable for their behaviour, one that gets abusers to understand that violent behaviour is based on—