I'd like to shift gears and talk to the folks from Justice.
Last week there was a very significant case in Manitoba. A judge gave a convicted rapist basically a slap on the wrist. The judge blamed the victim, saying essentially that she was provocative and her behaviour on the night of the attack was flirtatious, and essentially dismissing the seriousness of the charge.
This has sent some very negative signals to the women's community. I can tell you that for years and years women have tried, with some limited success, to push back against those kinds of attitudes. It seems to me that at the root of this is a lack of understanding, of training.
Will the department and would Status of Women also be vigorous in terms of ensuring that all judges receive appropriate gender-based training? Now, I know the argument about—