There were threats to take away our pensions. We were reminded that we were bound by confidentiality. That confidentiality was for the work I was doing, not for the abuse I was experiencing.
When a person is traumatized, when they are shaken, they no longer have all their head to think. When you threaten them directly, they'll freeze in place, not move, because they're being threatened and, on top of that, they may lose their pension.
In my case, I’ve already lost years of service. I have only 15 years of service, and I won't even get a full pension because they pulled the rug out from under me.
So we absolutely need Bill C‑290.