Human Resources committee  There is absolutely no way we can set an age limit. Whether your child is 16 or 24, the trauma is the same. Actually, it is important for the legislation that will come into force to leave the door open to improvements based on what is going to happen. We can try to foresee eve

Human Resources committee  I would simply like to add something to what Ms. Harvey said about disappearances. In my case, it has been 12 years, and I can tell you that you never get a chance to grieve. We have come to terms with the fact that she is not there, but we are still not grieving. If her body wa

Human Resources committee  Along the lines of what Ms. O'Sullivan mentioned, it must be said that many things go on in the first stages after a disappearance or murder. That takes up a lot of time, but things start to change gradually. There are some peak periods, and then there are slower periods. So, as

Human Resources committee  As I listen to your remarks, I think of families who do not have the opportunity to vent like us, by presenting, explaining and discussing the problem, which allows us some catharsis. I think of families who do not have this possibility and who, since they do not have any other m

Human Resources committee  I would like to add that, in a situation like ours, a disappearance where the body was never found, we have no answers. I am not exactly sure how to word this, but let us just say that, for adults, it is easier to accept the situation, whereas, for children, the trauma is much mo

Human Resources committee  Good morning. My name is Michel Surprenant. I am here today as the chair of the Association of Families of Persons Assassinated or Disappeared (AFPAD). As its name suggests, our association brings together 500 families of murdered or missing persons in Quebec. My daughter was a