Madam Speaker, the definition of a victim has to be changed. It has to acknowledge anyone who suffers as a result of an offence, physical or mental injury, economic loss, or any spouse, sibling, child or parent of the individual on whom the offence was perpetrated.
I can recall one case, and I know my colleague from Surrey North knows the individuals as well. I will not mention the names. Assistance was attempted for the individual's wife and the system said she was not a victim. Her daughter had been murdered and the system said she was not a victim. How appalling. How could we be so callous, so careless about that? Can we not make a better definition of what a victim is?
I am sure my colleague could speak a lot better than I on this subject. It is not necessarily the individual who was murdered but those left behind who are victims.