Justice committee  When there's a homicide, when a family member or a loved one is murdered, the police become the lifeline for that family. Having communication between the investigation department, the police, and the surviving family is very, very important. They want as much information as you

Justice committee  I think it's really important that the victim be informed. As you suggest, in this age of technology it does not take much to type up a little email and send that out. I talked about the web portal. That's something where all that information can be put in and the victim can ac

Justice committee  As I said, when the process starts, that's when you put in the information that it is under way or that it's being considered, so they know that....

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and honourable members. I am very happy to be here this afternoon and have an opportunity to address you. I am a co-founder of Canadian Parents of Murdered Children and Survivors of Homicide Victims. I manage the education and community outreach programs.