Thanks very much.
First of all, if I may comment on the StatsCan report on sexual misconduct in the military, I agree with you: It's a deeply concerning report.
I think it's important to reflect on the time period in which the survey was taken, which was from October 2021 to 2022, but it doesn't in any way diminish the importance of the findings in that report. I think it is a stark reminder of the concern that the inappropriate behaviour still persists and that we have every responsibility to act and to act expeditiously. We have the 48 recommendations of Justice Arbour.
By the way, I would also echo the importance of your comments on the importance of meeting with survivors, advocates and organizations. I did that earlier today. I think that's important. I continue to listen broadly. Just as an example, I know that Canadian Armed Forces General Carignan has conducted interviews and consulted with almost 9,000 members of the Canadian Armed Forces, because listening to those voices is really important.
I have been working very closely with our external monitor and with Justice Arbour with respect to the implementation of all the recommendations. I think the signature one is recommendation 5. We took immediate steps in response to the issue raised by Justice Arbour by ensuring that all future sexual assault investigations were being investigated by the civilian police and adjudicated through the civilian criminal justice system.
What is required is legislative reform. I want to assure you that I have a whole team of people who are working full out on that. They're working closely with Justice Arbour and survivor groups and consulting with the Canadian Armed Forces and with solicitors general and attorneys general in all of the provinces across the country.
We're working very hard. We will bring that work back. It's complex. I don't offer that as an excuse but rather an explanation. We're working through the important complexity. Justice Arbour has asked me to take the time to get this right but to keep moving, and we are moving very expeditiously on it.