I can tell you that the various associations—we are the Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale—take in only these women and their children.
Right now, there is a glaring lack of services. SOS violence conjugale tells us that, in more than 50% of shelter applications, it is unable to direct women to a resource in their region. This is a problem that we would like to see resolved in the medium term.
However, it takes time to set up shelters and provide services. We would very much like to work with the Government of Quebec, which is responsible for service delivery.
Indeed, since the pandemic, demand has exploded, alongside an increase in police responses to domestic violence incidents. We really have to make sure that the measures we put in place are successful, reach the victims, send a clear message to the perpetrators and also allow society as a whole to form a circle around these families to help them.