Thank you.
Clause 35 of Bill C‑20 requires that the new commission do something to provide assistance upon request to an individual wishing to file a complaint. I'm wondering what kind of assistance is being considered.
Can we hope that complainants will have access to interpretation services, for example, or to legal services? The word “assistance” is quite broad. I'm wondering what exactly is being planned. I can't help but draw a parallel with a francophone complainant from Ontario—it's a completely different file—in a sexual assault complaint. She wanted interpretation services in her language, and due to the Jordan decision and the lack of interpreters, she was unable to have her trial.
Could that type of assistance, such as interpretation services, be available to complainants?