I'd appreciate that. I think that would be useful.
I'm asking this next question of all the witnesses who wish to answer, and perhaps Ms. Schultz in particular.
We heard a lot about psychological versus physical violence. Linda Silas, who is the president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, says that the law should be simple: “If you hit a nurse, you go to jail!” That sounds as though it's a pretty simple message, but when you think about people with psychological harm, it really doesn't work, because of course, criminalization, having to have the mental element, might not apply if you are suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's, or the like.
I'd like to know, then, if criminalization isn't the answer, what you think should be the answer for people with psychological damage. What should we do? I've heard a lot of things about how we should make the workplace safer, about the structural problems with understaffing, and not leaving people alone on the shift.
In particular, Dr. Margaret Keith and Dr. Brophy's study talked about 56 participants, just seven of whom were men. Women are obviously disproportionately impacted. Are racialized Canadians also disproportionately impacted?
I'd like you to talk about that, and if you have an opportunity to talk about the psychological aspects, people with psychological harm and how we can address those issues, I'd be grateful as well.