If I recall—and I don't have the stats top of mind—one of the statistics speaks to sexual assault during basic training. Everyone has a right to feel safe during basic training or any training. We owe that to those who serve their country. We need to look at that.
I had a discussion today to prepare myself. I spoke to the CO of the actual recruit school and of the two military colleges, and I have some of their notes here.
It starts with leaders across the Canadian Armed Forces having zero tolerance for it. We have to ensure that leaders enforce the message, that they live and lead the behaviours we want from troops, whether they are wearing their uniform or not. We need to make sure that the leaders, the trainers and the students actually have a better understanding of sexual assault.