I would like to echo what Ms. Demers said. If this committee is truly serious, before sending people to jail, we will have to take steps to protect these women, to defend them and to find the guilty parties. We must take the first step, and we are having trouble taking it today. We must come together and, as Ms. Demers is proposing, take the steps necessary to protect these women and find those who are guilty.
On October 8th, 2009. See this statement in context.