Thank you so much, Chair, and thank you for your time today.
I do have a bit of concern, because how we define things is really important in terms of this legislation. I caution because the onus is often placed on women—the jilted spouse, you know, and all the stereotypes—and then the judges, who mainly are all men, can take training or not. This is deeply troubling for me.
I have a question about policing. In our FEWO study on intimate partner violence, we were told that the use of electronic monitoring devices must come with training for police officers, and that police services should develop skills needed to respond to alarm signals as sent by the device.
What would need to be done to ensure that police officers across Canada are properly trained on how to respond to the signal sent by the devices and to ensure that the safety of survivors is guaranteed?