Thanks, Madam Chair.
Thank you so much to our witnesses for being here today.
These are very tough conversations, as these are women's lives that we're talking about.
Esther, I want to tell you that your auntie would be so darn proud of you. What a testimony that was. You said everything that needed to be said, and it was very powerful. Thank you.
Senator, it's pretty special to have you sit beside Esther. Losing your daughter Julie and fighting through your entire career to restore justice so that killers aren't walking free.... It was actually one year ago to the day that you were at the Standing Committee on the Status of Women and presenting Bill S-205.
I want to talk about that, but the big thing that I think people need to know that you've done, Senator—among all the things that you've done—is the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. In 2015, you were able to get two chambers to unanimously support this bill. This was to restore the rights of victims so that victims have more rights in this country than criminals.
It was to be revised in 2020 by the Liberals, but it was never done. I'm curious as to why you believe it was never done and whether you believe that the justice system has failed in its obligation to all of the women who have died since 2020, when it hasn't been revised.