Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here. I want to say how much my heart goes out to Witness 1. I am grateful to her for sharing her story about the abuse endured by her daughter—her baby, even. The fact that this kind of thing can still happen is disturbing, and I think that we, as lawmakers, must do everything we can to prevent it from happening.
I also want to thank Ms. Claveau for being here.
I'd like to revisit two things you said when you were explaining the Barreau du Québec's position.
First, you said that the Barreau supported Quebec's call for the removal of the religious exemption set out in two provisions of section 319 of the Criminal Code. In discussions about the religious exemption, it is commonly argued that the provision has hardly been used, so there may be no point in eliminating it.
Is it possible that, even though the courts have not addressed the provision often, it is considered when a decision is being made on whether to bring a proceeding in a case?