Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to go back to the main causes of the increase in the number of cases of harassment or assault.
The results of the investigation of the Canadian Forces will be published in November. We will then have a better idea of who has the most problems, whether the army, the navy or the air force.
Ms. Whitecross, were changes in the conditions of service already planned? We know that during deployments in Afghanistan at the time, or in the context of future deployments with the UN, there are certain obligations insofar as sexual relations are concerned. For instance, two military members who are a couple do not have the right to have sexual relations on these missions; that is forbidden.
There are missions which require observation posts with an infantry section, for instance. There may be eight men and one woman who are together 24 hours a day in remote posts. We want everyone to be equal, but nature being what it is, it can become difficult.
Do you think that the army, the navy and the air force, in fact, the forces in general, will rethink how they conduct operations, and the royal orders governing relations between men and women?