I had a question around what we've been told about the military culture making it more difficult for people to come forward when they start to experience this. We've been assured that that is lessening as time goes by, but that it is still part of the problem with people coming forward.
I'm wondering, from Cyndi or Shawn's perspective, if there are differences according to rank in coming forward. I wonder myself if officers who are in leadership positions find it more difficult or less difficult to come forward. I'm also wondering about differences between regular forces and reservists and how the follow-up is done with reservists in particular.
The third part of my question is whether there are specific challenges for women. Maybe Major Le Beau and Cyndi would respond to that. I'm wondering about how women come forward. Is it different from their male colleagues in the Canadian Forces?