Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Kootenay—Columbia for speaking to this important bill, and for speaking about the important role men play in standing up for victims of sexual violence, making sure we have laws to protect the most vulnerable. It is often women who are subjected to acts of violent crime today. I am wearing the moose hide, and it is a men-led campaign to remind men of the important role we play and our responsibility for ending violence against women and children.
The bill is a reminder to me as a parliamentarian about the important role we have when it comes to making sure that victims of crime have the adequate resources to represent themselves when they are victims of crime. It is often a provincial jurisdiction, but a reminder here in this House that it is the duty of all of us to fill the gaps and the holes for the most vulnerable, and the victims who may not have that protection in the province where they live.
Could the member speak about the important role the federal government needs to play to ensure the most vulnerable are protected and get the adequate resources they need?