National Defence committee  I think they can take the lead on it, but I think it would be more for the Minister of National Defence than the CAF to do that, especially through MOUs, let's say. That's my own opinion on it, but if we go through a conflict, it's just to ensure that the care is there, that it's

National Defence committee  Obviously, if the more serious crimes are dealt with in a centralized way, there'll be some consistency there, but all the minor cases that can lead to bigger cases, that can foster this to lead to those, is where the concern is. Decentralizing this does help with regard to serio

National Defence committee  Thank you.

National Defence committee  It is true that very young people find themselves in an environment where they are far from their family and its support. They live in very close proximity to one another in barracks where women and men live together. That was my reality. It gives you an idea of the type of of en

National Defence committee  Do we have something for people who were victimized to reintegrate?

National Defence committee  There's a high release of people who were victimized by sexual violence—especially medical release for mental health reasons. That's a high one. There are obviously people quitting. There's not a lot of research or work done to look into the care of how to rehabilitate people w

National Defence committee  Yes. I wanted to get in as many as I could.

National Defence committee  Okay. I will continue in English. My group was built in 2015 after the Deschamps commission report. The reason I called it “It's Just 700” is that when the Deschamps commission report came out, in the social media there was a lot of backlash towards victims. A lot of people sa

National Defence committee  Yes, and we had calls, and that never happened. I don't know exactly what the obstacle is there. I don't know if he came here to look into the victims and make sure their rights were respected. I'm not so sure if the CAF ombudsman came, but that would probably have been a sign of

National Defence committee  No. Well, they said they needed to see it as a trend, and they didn't see that as a trend right now.

National Defence committee  Also, their role was not to advocate. It was just to make sure the processes in place were respected, so they were not going to go above that.

National Defence committee  I agree with you on that. It's not because it's women who are going to be on the panel that would necessarily change the ruling. It just would make the victim maybe more comfortable to have less uniformity on the panel itself. I just think this is one of the.... To show how a sy

National Defence committee  It's a really complex system, like anything else, and the victims are not really aware of what they are entitled to. Also, there are a lot of processes and procedures that were not designed with the victims in mind. They're old. When they're facing those things, they're not awa

National Defence committee  It may be, but at this point no one really is aware of that. Where do you find that information? If this is a victim's choice, I really think it should be part of the bill, as a choice, as one of the things you have the choice to do.

National Defence committee  There are current cases right now, as well, where people are defending their rights to have it done in a civilian.... I think guidance would help.