I am familiar with the #MeToo campaign, and thank you for sharing your lived experience. I would say it is paramount. We had members in the House today speak to that campaign. It is critically important for individuals who are victims of sexual violence, sexual crimes, to come forward.
The intent behind Bill C-51, with respect to amendments to the sexual assault provisions and clarifying the law, is to do as much as we can to make it easier for victims of crime to come forward to share their stories. We know the statistics say that individuals do not come forward as much as they should. What we can do, in terms of amending the Criminal Code, and that's the intent behind Bill C-51, is to clarify the law around consent and to speak to disclosure and evidence with respect to records held by the accused around the complainants.
We're also taking substantive measures, from day one as a government, to work as hard as we can to ensure we provide effective resources in terms of victim support and victim services. We've allocated $12 million in that regard in our victims fund. We're also committed to ensuring that individuals who sit on our superior courts across the country are provided and can take advantage of the necessary training in terms of recognizing implicit bias.
We've also invested substantively in other ways, including working with the Minister of Status of Women around a gender-based violence strategy that looks at prevention and that looks to ensure the criminal justice system is responsive to victims of sexual violence.