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Cheryl Gallant Conservative
“Civilian courts are already too full to handle sexual assault cases. Trials take too long, so offenders walk free.”
“Mr. Speaker, the problem is that the civilian courts are full. Already, cases of sexual assault in the civilian domain are not being heard, because too much time expires between a case’s starting and its coming to trial, so the perpetrator gets off scot-free.”
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Mr. Speaker, the problem is that the civilian courts are full. Already, cases of sexual assault in the civilian domain are not being heard, because too much time expires between a case’s starting and its coming to trial, so the perpetrator gets off scot-free.