Absolutely. I think one of the reasons people aren't coming forward on Parliament Hill is that they do not believe their alleged experience will be kept confidential.
Quite frankly, I think Equal Voice has very serious concerns about the role of the whip in the existing House of Commons policy. I think it's very problematic that the whip is one of the primary people recommended to somebody who believes they have been harassed. I believe Equal Voice would support taking the whip out of the process entirely.
I'm speaking of existing House of Commons policy. We are hopeful the legislation will compel improvements to the policy, and one of those is to take the explicit references to the party whip out of this equation entirely. It's a highly partisan environment. That person is a liaison who, even with the best intentions, cannot always be objective, or they can be the bully, as we know.
It's obvious to us that, while confidentiality in and of itself is really important, the mechanisms have to support people believing they will be safe in the process. I don't think we have that currently, and I don't think the legislation in its current form guarantees confidentiality to the degree that the process overall will be effective.