Justice committee  Until we address the question of whether police or judicial stakeholders are the best professionals on the ground to receive disclosures of sexual assault or domestic violence in one way or another, the same victimization will be repeated. Whether we add coercive control to the l

Justice committee  This means that it's important to update knowledge in this area. It's clear that there's a significant gap between the reality of a sexual assault victim and what they're asked to do to enter a system that, in its very essence, makes them a victim again. This system hasn't been a

Justice committee  For me, it's very important to mention that I had to go through the criminal justice system. By its very essence, the criminal justice system makes survivors feel doubly victimized. This is why 95% of them don't turn to the police to report their abuser. However, for the 5% who w

Justice committee  Good morning, dear members. It's with great pleasure that I appear before you. My name is Mélanie Lemay. I'm the co-founder of Québec contre les violences sexuelles, a movement I launched with Ariane Litalien and Kimberley Marin. We have succeeded in getting framework legislati