I need just one sentence to say this very quickly.
The two are not mutually exclusive.
We applaud the provincial government for undertaking this initiative, but we should also applaud the upper chamber for its initiative, which everyone supports and endorses and whose passage was unanimous. It even has the support of the justice department, police forces, and journalists groups. That's unheard of.
The two are not mutually exclusive. Can we afford to wait six months while more people choose not to come forward? No.