Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thanks to the witnesses. It's good to see you back again.
It was last June, at the very beginning of our study, when we talked with you, Ms. Bailey. I'm glad you're here again.
Just last month, the United Nations committee to end discrimination against women issued its report on Canada. The report comes out every five years, and it's a good opportunity for us to touch in. One of the items that the committee noted was this concern, and I'll quote:
The repeal of section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which provided a civil remedy to victims of cyber violence, and the enactment of the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act (2015), which penalizes the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, but fails to cover all situations that were previously covered by section 13 of the...Human Rights Act.
The recommendation from the committee in paragraph 25(g) is that the federal government:
Review and amend legislation in order to provide an adequate civil remedy to victims of cyber violence and reintroduce section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Do either of you, in your professional experience, have any advice for the committee on a recommendation that we might reinforce in that area?