One of the things we heard in our violence against young women and girls study is that different groups of women experience violence differently. I noted that Ms. Hendel talked about factors of privilege. I know Professor Koshan has written on myths and stereotypes, and Dr. Craig on The Inhospitable Court. We heard this significantly as a deterrent for women in seeking justice.
One of the key issues is that there is an intersectionality with different identity groups. LGBTQ women, indigenous women, those living with disabilities, newer immigrants, and other identity groups have even more difficulty. I noted that in Bill C-337 there isn't a specific lens in terms of intersectionality.
I'll start with Ms. Hendel, and then I'll let others respond. Do you think it would be an improvement to the bill if we were to include a necessity for that? Also, are you aware whether this kind of training already exists, or is this something that's already absent?