N.S. mass casualty commission discusses institutional responses to violence

The Mass Casualty Commission heard about coercive control, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, family violence and sexual violence during Wednesday’s hearing. It also explored institutional responses to these acts. As Callum Smith reports, some panelists say a complete overhaul of the justice system is needed in order to keep up with such complex and evolving issues.

• Criminalize tactics of ‘coercive control’ of women used by N.S. mass killer: expert