Madam Speaker, I would be happy to answer those questions. I believe I addressed at some length some of the criminal justice issues, both regarding gun control and the fact that people who have committed violent crimes should not have access to guns.
Second, it is very important that the government act very swiftly to change the Criminal Code by creating the new offence of criminal intoxication.
Third, obviously part of any kind of program of violence against women must deal seriously with those who commit that offence.
As far as victims' rights, that is exactly the purpose of my talk today. Victims have a right to have support, to have counselling, not to be a victim in the first place. We should put in adequate preventive measures and adequate resources both in rural and urban areas to say to women that it is not acceptable that they live in a violent situation. We have options.
There are people who can help women as advocates. There are transition homes. There are support services. The choice will remain with women because we have to respect the choices that they make. But in doing so, we want to prevent victims of violence. We can do it to a large extent with a number of the measures that I mentioned today.