Status of Women committee  I can quickly offer some thoughts. First of all, I myself am a lawyer and I believe many people wrongly use principles of criminal law to discuss sexual violence in the workplace or in day-to-day life. For example, the presumption of innocence, and so on, is not relevant outside the criminal courtroom.

Status of Women committee  It's extremely complicated. The best situations we've seen.... We have an expertise in the artistic environment, so in the arts, and the best examples we've seen are where there is really authentic and strong leadership from the top of the organization to ensure that there is change.

Status of Women committee  Usually, the resource that is the best suited to be on the front line to assist athletes, or victims, are psychosocial organizations. I would recommend that these psychosocial resources be made aware of the availability of legal support, that they be trained to explain what kind of legal support is offered, and that they also be trained to put the parties in touch.

Status of Women committee  This discussion, which was fruitful in Quebec, was notable because it went beyond the law’s traditional framework. Normally, we look at who is the victim and who is the alleged aggressor, and we make sure the alleged aggressor is held responsible for their acts. That’s good, but it falls far short.

Status of Women committee  Okay. Thank you.

Status of Women committee  Thank you so much. Hello, everyone. I will be doing my presentation in French. I'm happy to answer questions in English. I am appearing before your committee as the spokesperson and Executive Director of Juripop. Juripop is a nonprofit organization founded in 2009. Our mission is to improve access to justice throughout Quebec.