Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands for her speech.
This bill would require prospective judges to take training, but it does not apply to judges who are already on the bench and cannot be removed.
Does my colleague hope that this requirement for new judges will encourage incumbent judges to take the training as well? We hope that incumbent judges who are already hearing cases, especially sexual assault cases, will also get up to speed on current knowledge, especially with respect to consent.