Justice committee  Mr. Garrison and Madam Chair, thank you so much for this. I think the panel is great. The one thing I do want to drive home, and I raised my hand earlier, is that this bill is very important because we talk about physical harm, physical abuse, but as a registered psychotherapist

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. I may step in for this one. As the counsellor at Nisa Homes, I work directly with the women and children who come into our home, and I must say yes, absolutely, I do see the effects on the children. We know that psychological or physical abuse or any

Justice committee  I think it will help them. We're talking about power and coercion here. A lot of the time, as we know, when it comes to violence it's the physical violence that people look for. Can we see a bruise? Can we see the physical assaults that we can protect the mom from? The children s

Justice committee  Good morning, everyone. Thank you for having us. Nisa Homes is a group of transitional homes serving women and children who are immigrants and refugees. We have seven homes across the country, from B.C. to Ontario. We have supported more than 700 women and children to restart t