Certainly, I think that training is very important for Crown officials. In light of the Victims Bill of Rights, Mr. Brock, it sounds like you took a very sensitive approach when you were a prosecutor, but we don't always see that.
We know that Crowns are very busy prosecuting many cases, so there's not always the time to sit with victims to explain things and what they can expect as they go through the system. We absolutely need to see more sensitivity training, more training around the rights that victims have and their being provided information about the supports they can access when they're called to testify, testimonial aids, that sort of thing, and their rights around impact statements, what that looks like when they can prepare one and the requirements around that. We know there's a form now, and there are restrictions around what can be said.
Victims need all of that information. They need to be guided through that process. Depending on the province or territory, there isn't always victim or witness assistance staff to do that with victims. It's really important that the Crown take the time to do that and that there's training that is national, federal, that ensures that we have a consistent approach to how we support victims as they're going through the difficult process of giving evidence in court.