Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to my hon. colleague, and I thank him for his service to our country.
I am concerned and interested in the role we have regarding justice within the military for victims, particularly victims of violence.
There is a code in the military of sticking together. A former veteran told me that he was the victim of a horrific assault 25 years ago by some of his fellow soldiers in his platoon. He was deeply ashamed. He also felt that he had failed his regiment and failed Canada because he was the victim of violence. He did not know how to even respond to this, yet he was the victim and had done nothing wrong.
There needs to be a process so that victims feel that if they are subject to that kind of intimidation and violence, they can come forward in a credible manner and have those cases adjudicated fairly. If people are using violence against fellow soldiers, it needs to be dealt with in an appropriate manner.
What in this bill would start to address those issues so that we can have a fair system of justice and people can come forward and testify?