I think we've had discussions about criminal law before in this committee, and it does sometimes come as a surprise to people that an organization that works with the most vulnerable women and gender-diverse people in this country doesn't support the creation of new laws that would potentially protect them. The reason is that we see the law is used against them time and time again.
I even think of the example that was used by my co-panellist. This person's partner started all the actions behind her back. She got a DUI. She became the one who was criminalized in the end, and he was not criminalized at all.
These examples we see time and time again, so it's not just a theory. This is what is happening in practice. People are being harmed by the criminal law in our country because we don't have a fully functioning system that is able to protect people and prevent harm from happening.