Human Resources committee  Just as much. A child remains a child, whether the child is 2 months old or 24 years old. She was 17 years old, and she was my baby. If she had been 20, she still would have been. At 30 years old, she would also have been my baby. The way we love or treat a child is not a question of age.

Human Resources committee  We were a blended family, as many families are these days. She had three children, and I had two. At the time of her death, Brigitte was living in Montreal with her 20-year-old sister. She was the one who got Brigitte the job at that place because she worked there herself. The day of the tragedy, if the police had not been there, she would have been the one to find her sister on the ground.

Human Resources committee  I think that would be a very good thing. For example, if this happened to someone and, after 10 weeks, they felt ready, they could return to work. In my case, I went back after five weeks, but I wasn't really capable. So it would help to have hours or weeks banked. Five probably would have been used and then there would be 30 left, which could be used over the years.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your comments. A period of 35 weeks is a good start. It depends on the person and the situation, but 35 weeks is still a good amount of time. But if these 35 weeks must be consecutive, that isn't enough. People will have to attend trials a year and a half or two years later.

Human Resources committee  Good morning. My name is Bruno Serre. I am the vice-chair of AFPAD and Brigitte's father. Brigitte was murdered in January 2006 at the age of 17 during her shift at a Shell station in Montreal. When Brigitte died, not only did my life as a father fall apart, but so did my life as a worker.