Canada in 2nd bid to mandate rape sensitivity training for judges
Former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose says statistics show that one in three Canadian women is likely to experience sexual violence, but only one in 10 typically reports assaults to police. – EPA pic, February 5, 2020.
CANADA’S justice minister yesterday reintroduced a failed bill requiring judges to take a refresher course on sexual assault laws, as well as sensitivity training and schooling to dispel rape myths. Justice Minister David Lametti, Women Minister Maryam Monsef and former Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, who introduced the bill in the last Parliament before leaving politics, made the announcement in Ottawa.
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