Every day of every week, victims of crime who are dealing with the justice system contact my office for support. When I tell these victims about what is in the bill, I'm always dumbfounded to find that the Crown attorneys, who represent the state, have no idea of what in there. That's often the case for judges too.
There has never been a Canada-wide information campaign to inform Crown attorneys about the contents of the bill, or to give training to judges on its contents, or to provide the people of Canada with information. Who knows whether they might not be a victim of crime tomorrow morning. We have no idea of what rights we would have under the system.
It is essential for the federal government to provide information about this, just as it does in other areas, like health, industry and the environment. People need to be told about the contents of this bill; otherwise we'll still be no farther ahead in five years.