Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for being with us and for doing the important work you do.
Earlier in this study we had witnesses before us at this committee who talked about the trauma that women face in sexual assault trials in a criminal court setting. We heard, and I think you reiterated, that only a very small percentage, like 6%, of sexual assault cases actually get reported. Even fewer get prosecuted and, of course, even fewer end in convictions. Now we have a defence of self-induced extreme intoxication available once again. We heard from witnesses earlier today, Crown prosecutors working in this field, who said they expect there will be more accused people who will raise this as a defence.
This is just a wide-open question: Could you comment on that? What does this do? That's for either one of you. Maybe Ms. Khan could answer, because my follow-up question will be for Ms. Hrick. Just generally speaking, what does the availability of this defence do to the trauma of victims in a criminal court setting?