Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The amendment aims to lighten the procedure to handle victims' complaints. The amendment specifies the various ways in which the complaint can be submitted: it can be filed orally or in writing.
The Canada Labour Code does not specify whether complaints are to be received orally or in written form. If the complaint can only be submitted in writing, and the employer decides to handle the complaint, he could obviously require very cumbersome or indiscreet processes, for instance the use of very onerous forms. We want to allow the victims to file their complaint in two ways, that is to say either orally or on paper. We want this to be in the law. In this way, there would be a standard procedure for all workplaces and it would be clear to everyone.