I understand that both the Assembly of First Nations and the UN Committee Against Torture have requested that Canada legislate specific changes to explicitly criminalize the forced sterilization in this country. Right now we just have general assault. Obviously, to my understanding, nobody has been charged. From my information, nobody is even being looked at to be charged at this point.
Do you have any information to give this committee about whether the federal government is considering specifically amending the Criminal Code to ensure that forced sterilization is a stand-alone crime under the Criminal Code?