One thing I will point out is that, as a member of the department of defence studies, most of my teaching is at the Canadian Forces College rather than the Royal Military College. However, I would suggest, first, that unfortunately the circumstances by which Ms. Lalonde did her presentation were not well set up. I don't think it was well introduced. I don't think it was well understood. I don't think there were senior leaders in the room to ensure that a respectful conversation happened. I think there were lessons learned by officials at the Royal Military College on how subsequent sessions could be conducted more effectively.
Second, I think some of the messages that she wanted to convey to the cadets were new to cadets. She was tackling and naming rape myths, and at most Canadian universities there had been very good conversations amongst students on these issues. I don't think there had been conversations amongst the cadets at RMC on these issues, so I don't think they were well positioned to listen, to hear and to respond to them. I know there have been other subsequent efforts at RMC to ensure the cadets have a better understanding on some of these issues.