Thank you.
You said that police need more training or that their training should cover additional components. I agree with you on that. I'm on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, and we are forever coming across new areas where police training is needed. It's an ongoing effort. It's clear that their training could be more extensive.
I can understand why victims have not had positive experiences with police and are afraid. The act puts them in an awkward position because they are afraid to speak out. They operate in an illegal world, but they are still trying to work, to do their job. Marylène Levesque, a young woman in Quebec City, was killed last year by a repeat offender. She was probably afraid to go to police.
Even if police do receive more training, how do we deal with those other factors?
I didn't leave you much time to answer. My apologies.