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{
"time": "2022-10-28 10:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil\u2014Saint-Hubert, BQ)",
"fr": "M. Denis Trudel (Longueuil\u2014Saint-Hubert, BQ)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7374320\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7374321\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like to address a somewhat related issue. There is a problem in this country with the way sexual assault cases are handled. Women are still afraid of the legal system. Women in Quebec who are victims of sexual assault can turn to centres known as CALACS, or Centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions \u00e0 caract\u00e8re sexuel. These centres play a very important role. According to statistics kept by CALACS, 5% of sex crimes are reported to the police. Just 5% of all sex crimes are reported. Clearly, women are afraid of the legal system. Based on the same statistics, three out of every 1,000 sexual assault cases that end up in the justice system result in a conviction. That is outrageous.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7374322\" data-originallang=\"fr\">How does my colleague see this problem being addressed?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7374320\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie mon coll\u00e8gue de son discours.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7374321\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'aimerais aborder un sujet un peu connexe. Il y a un probl\u00e8me dans ce pays quant \u00e0 la fa\u00e7on dont on traite les cas d'agression sexuelle. Les femmes ont encore peur du syst\u00e8me judiciaire. Au Qu\u00e9bec, il existe les Centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions \u00e0 caract\u00e8re sexuel pour les femmes qui sont victimes d'agression sexuelle, les CALACS. Ces centres jouent un r\u00f4le tr\u00e8s important. Selon les statistiques que tiennent les CALACS, 5 % des crimes sexuels sont rapport\u00e9s \u00e0 la police. C'est seulement 5 % de l'ensemble des crimes sexuels. De toute \u00e9vidence, les femmes ont peur du syst\u00e8me judiciaire. Toujours selon leurs statistiques, parmi les plaintes qui finissent par se rendre dans le syst\u00e8me de justice, 3 plaintes pour agressions sexuelles sur 1 000 se soldent par une condamnation. Cela n'a aucun bon sens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7374322\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Selon mon coll\u00e8gue, comment peut-on r\u00e9gler ce probl\u00e8me?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2022/10/28/denis-trudel-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/denis-trudel/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4558/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11889816",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Judges Act",
"fr": "La Loi sur les juges"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2022/10/28/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2022%2F10%2F28%2F"
}
}