Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you to both of you.
Thank you to all of you for being here today.
May I call you Jo-Anne? Thank you very much.
I'll start with Jo-Anne. First, I want to echo the words of MP Kibble and say thank you very much for your courage, for being so courageous in being here and sharing with us. In a way, I almost feel guilty. I think I share this sentiment with my colleagues. I almost feel like we're retraumatizing you by asking you to do the same thing and share your story again. It takes so much out of you. Thank you for being so strong. I hope you continue to have that strength to fight in the work you're doing, especially with the VAC.
I can't imagine what you, your brother and your sister-in-law have gone through and are continually going through. I really appreciate your willingness to help us with this bill. There are times when the intention of certain laws that are passed does not really have the same effect.
I feel that when we talk about victim statements, there are times when we speak of them as if the perpetrator is listening and maybe feeling a sense of guilt or rethinking it, except that with what we're doing, the victims are reliving it and being retraumatized by sharing it over and over. I really appreciate what we're hoping to do with this, and I appreciate MP Kibble for bringing this forward.
Looking back at your experience and your family's experience, what do you wish parliamentarians better understood about the impact these crimes have on victims' families? That's if there is anything that you would like to share.