Status of Women committee  Indeed, recognition of the concept of coercive control comes with continuing education for police forces, the judiciary, everyone who works in the justice system. We strongly emphasize that the concept of coercive control is inseparable from the definition of domestic violence. T

Status of Women committee  I will. Very recently, the provincial government was considering reforms to the Youth Protection Act, and we urged the government to recognize domestic violence in its own right in the act. Recognizing domestic violence in its own right under the act would have a huge impact in

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. I wanted to add that you missed a small part of my presentation. It was about improving and fixing the safety net, putting in place safeguards for victims and their children. To answer your question, I would say a number of solutions are available. I

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon. I'd like to thank the members of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women for the opportunity to contribute to your study on intimate partner and domestic violence. The Alliance des maisons d'hébergement de 2e étape pour femmes et enfants victimes de violen