Mr. Speaker, the government is committed to giving victims a larger role and a more important role within the criminal justice system.
That is why I was very pleased to announce on Friday that $52 million over the next four years will be spent on victims and victims' services. In addition, for the first time, we will establish the office of the federal ombudsman for victims of crime, an individual whose sole responsibility will be to take the concerns of victims seriously.
This was a commitment in the last federal election and I am very proud to be part of a government that has delivered on that commitment.