Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member across the way. I do want to address that, because there is a misapprehension that we somehow care less about adult sexual assault victims. That is not the case.
The case is that we really want an equalized treatment. Most adult women who are sexually assaulted do realize and recognize very rapidly the impact of that assault and are usually in some manner able to articulate that well. The parole board can be given information by the victim of that assault and that will be in the case preparation material. They can file materials that will help build that case. But that is not true and that has not worked for young sexual assault victims. There are many instances where young children are sexually assaulted and they have great difficulty in articulating this and sometimes keep secret what happened.
In that instance, we have taken corrective action in this act. It is not to minimize assault to any person, but there is a mechanism there to prevent something that was not allowing us to realize the impact of the serious harm done to somebody.