Thank you, Madam Chair, and than you to our witnesses for their very compelling testimony today.
I'll start with Dr. Preston.
The SMRC offers policy recommendations, and one highlighted issue is the duty to report. Recently, the acting chief of the defence staff discussed at committee changing the words “duty to report” to “duty to respond”.
Dr. Preston, based on your research, why do you think think this change is so crucial and why is it being received so well by survivors and advocates? What is the significance of this word change?