For our part, we agree with the idea of training, but it must be done on a large scale and include stakeholders from the youth protection division, precisely so that they can better understand what coercive control is and better detect its manifestations. I think that working together will really yield results. The more people are trained, the more we will have a common language and the better we will be able to intervene appropriately.
For our part, our police officers have received training to fully understand the collateral effects on children. As Karine Gagnon rightly pointed out, children are not mere witnesses, but victims in their own right. It would therefore be worth considering whether it would be a good idea to take children into account when imposing protective conditions on bail. If there are concerns for the safety of these children, why are they not included in the conditions?
Above all, we must avoid the kind of wording that grants an exception to any judgment handed down by the Superior Court and opens the door wide to the best leverage for potential perpetrators who—