Ms. Parsons and Ms. Todd, I would like to thank you, not as a parliamentarian but as a mother of triplets. I was always worried, when my kids were teenagers, about how to protect them and what to do. I wasn't sleeping at night, not knowing if I was doing the right thing or the wrong thing. Thank God, now they are good students and good kids.
I would like to thank you for appearing before our committee today to share your true stories in order to help prevent other tragedies from happening here in Canada and across the world. Thank you for being here.
Considering the context of the cases of Amanda and Rehtaeh, do you feel that your needs were sufficiently met by the police and the community? If not, what was missing from the equation? What difficulties did you face throughout the process that you felt were just roadblocks or inadequacies that needed to be overcome, and what would your suggestions be?