I'll say from the outset that it is an incredibly important question. The objective that you articulated in your question in ensuring that we do everything we can to protect victims of sexual assault, to ensure that we provide and create the space as best we can for them to come forward, is an objective that I think everybody around this table shares.
We have sought to ensure in Bill C-51 that we clarify the law around consent in the Criminal Code, that we ensure we expand the rape shield provisions, recognizing the twin myths, and that the ability to introduce evidence that's held in the hands of the accused's personal records regarding the complainant certainly can't be introduced for purposes of the proclivity of the complainant in the activity or that she's less worthy of belief. We set in place a procedure to provide discussion or advise whether or not those personal or private records of the complainant should be introduced in the procedure. Also, the proposed legislation provides legal representation to the complainant in these procedures.
Beyond what's reflected in Bill C-51, we have a lot of work to do. I'm happy that the government has thought to start doing substantive work in that area.