Mr. Speaker, speaking of victims of crime, sexual assault is a devastating crime and one of the most difficult to prosecute.
Survivors deserve to be treated with the utmost respect and dignity. However, the DNA collection kits provided by the RCMP are badly out of date. They often use painful and obsolete techniques, and even worse, they risk DNA evidence degradation.
A new kit has been developed, but the RCMP will not say when they will distribute it. Will the minister make this a priority? Will the government expedite the distribution of new DNA collection kits to help professionals across Canada? This is a matter of justice.