Thank you, Mr. Fortin, for your kind words and for your very important question.
In order to prepare the bill and respond to the Supreme Court of Canada, many groups and organizations had to be consulted. Indeed, we consulted 31 such groups, including police organizations and Crown lawyers, representatives of victims groups, women's groups, defence lawyers groups, child protection groups and groups representing the 2SLGBTQ and other communities. All of these consultations took time.
Time was also needed to draft a bill that would not only respond to the Supreme Court, but also broaden the application of current statutes to address issues like sextortion and the non-consensual sharing of a person's images. This was something we added after consulting people.