Thank you for supporting the bill.
To the second part of your question, yes, we have the resources available. We're confident that we will have the resources available to provide support to employers to fully implement the legislation, in particular the support they will need to develop the policy and do the training and education that will be necessary in each workplace.
A big part of this is actually the prevention piece. The prevention piece is critical. Many workplaces haven't had these conversations about what is harassment, what is violence, what steps you take if you're not comfortable in your workplace, or, God forbid, if you're experiencing ongoing harassment. We will be focusing heavily on making sure that employers have the supports to put that prevention into place.
In terms of pursuing investigations, yes, we have the finances available for that as well, and we will be ensuring that we can do that work.
In terms of the other part of your question, if at any point a complainant feels the process is not being followed as laid out by the policy in their workplace and they feel their rights are being infringed upon in terms of the policy in their workplace, they can come forward to the ministry of labour. They can talk to the department about the fact that the process is not being followed and they don't feel they have a fair process. At that point we can assist them in making sure they receive the support they need.