Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to begin by thanking the committee for having us and giving us an opportunity to participate in this consultation. The Association québécoise Plaidoyer-Victimes is an organization that promotes and defends the rights of victims of crime. It has ex

Justice committee  I am not a lawyer, but I read Mr. Laferrière's comments. Our view on the discretionary power provided for in the bill is that it cannot be avoided. The police and prosecutor have discretion. And it's logical that the judge would have the ability to tailor the sentence to the circ

Justice committee  I would say it's the lack of information and understanding around the complexity of the justice system and the difficulty victims encounter in trying to have their views considered. When a bill like this one proposes that victims be informed after guilty plea agreements are reac

Justice committee  I wanted to talk about compensation and information.

Justice committee  We agree that compensation does not fall under the justice system.

Justice committee  No. If the provinces and territories don't take action to implement the bill and if the federal government does not allocate any resources, we will be in the same boat. This will not change things for victims.

Justice committee  It has to support all the efforts of the provinces and come to an agreement with them on what they intend to do. As things stand, we don't know what they will do with this bill of rights. No provincial justice minister has said that they support the bill or that it will achieve a

Justice committee  The first right is the right to information.

Justice committee  It should, nevertheless, be said that a lot of things are being done in Canada.

Justice committee  Good morning. I would first like to thank you for allowing us to participate in this consultation. I am representing the Association québécoise Plaidoyer-Victimes, a victims' rights advocacy organization, of which I am the president. To begin, I want to say that we welcome the

Justice committee  Right. I have two more things to say. That element needs to be examined, because not only has the use of restitution not been improved, but we have seen a decline in the number of applications since the CVBR was adopted. In conclusion, I will say that we are disappointed, and

Justice committee  —and transpose them into our workplaces. Thank you very much. I would also like to thank you for the work you are doing.

Justice committee  The wording of the CVBR is very vague. In fact, implementation of a large portion of the rights rests on the provinces' shoulders, since they are responsible for the administration of justice. So it is difficult to have a complete bill of rights, unless all the rights are enumera

Justice committee  The ombudsman is also doing important work on analyzing the systemic problems and broad issues that small organizations often do not have the time to study. They sometimes do not have the resources to do it. The reports that the ombudsman has released have been invaluable in adva

Justice committee  As I was saying earlier, we have to continue to produce information, whether in writing or otherwise. Adequate training for service providers is also an important aspect to keep in mind. The information provided must be rigorous and kept up to date. We have to monitor changes to