Status of Women committee  I'd like to comment, if I may. Clearly, it's important to support all initiatives aimed at combatting violence, but first and foremost, victims need access to safety supports. I also think it's important to have a common definition of violence and to know what areas the response

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. We need a broader understanding of what constitutes intimate partner violence, which ranges from basic violent behaviour to the power dynamics in the relationship. Intimate partner violence happens when one person in the couple uses violent behaviours to gain power t

Status of Women committee  We've tried to raise as much awareness of the initiative as possible in a number of ways. We are using social media and working with the education department. We hope to have as many schools as possible participate in the It's Not Violent program. The feedback from educators has

Status of Women committee  Organizations like ours need time and money for these types of initiatives. We chose to invest in this program because it's such an important issue. We have plans for other projects. Another witness brought up the idea of raising awareness among younger children, and we agree wi

Status of Women committee  To answer the question about the calls from abusers, I will freely admit that it is a small minority of the calls that we receive. It's about 1% of the calls, but 1% of 50,000 is still a good number. We are the gateway to the resources, meaning that we are not the ones who respo

Status of Women committee  That is one of our recommendations for the groups who provide resources to men who perpetrate violence. There aren't enough resources available at night, on the weekend or in the evening. Services for violent men are available weekdays, and those service providers are often busy,

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I am extremely grateful for your invitation. I am happy to speak to you today on behalf of SOS violence conjugale. Let us tell you a little about ourselves. We are the main resource line for spousal violence for all of Quebec. We are available