Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Victoria for her courage and for being so candid in terms of her own lived experienced. That is exactly what this chamber is meant to be about, and I salute her for being so honest with all of us.
This is the second time in the last 25 minutes we have heard about the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre. I will make a commitment here on the floor of the chamber that the next time I am on the island I will go see that centre. It sounds like it is exactly the type of institution we need to make things more welcoming and inviting and to reduce some of the obstacles in place for women who have survived sexual assault.
Some of the suggestions the member has made are very appropriate. However, I am also conscious of where we have jurisdiction and where we do not, although I hate to be so legal about it. With medical professionals we would need provincial co-operation and with front-line police officers in the city of Victoria we would need local co-operation.
Are there instances where the member feels that at the federal level we can show leadership in expanding the sensitization of federally appointed individuals, who are under federal jurisdiction, to make the experience of a survivor of sexual assault less difficult and boost the number of complaints that are seen through to completion?