Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witness. Usually we have a panel of witnesses. You're our only witness today, but we appreciate your testimony. This is the last day we are studying this issue of the government's obligations to victims of crime, and we've heard much testimony about how the system as it is can be improved.
You said something early on in your remarks that I want you to expand on. You said that 60 to 80 women come through your doors annually but there's a reluctance to press charges, and those who do often regret the decision. You said it's not just at sentencing.
When there's a case that should be prosecuted and charges that should be made, these barriers to justice that people are hearing about that cause them not to pursue.... What does that look like? Where are they hearing about these barriers? What's keeping them from pressing charges? What are some examples?