Overview
- The nearly 300-page investigation says survivors are routinely re-traumatized as allegations face disbelief, with some police and Crown attorneys cautioning against reporting.
- Survey results show 93% of 1,000 survivors feared police would not believe them, only 51% reported to police, and 102 trials produced 70 convictions.
- Since R. v. Jordan, the report counts more than 268 sexual-assault cases stayed for delay, noting sexual assaults were most likely to be stayed or withdrawn in 2022–23, and it urges Criminal Code criteria before stays.
- The recommendations call for survivor-focused training for police and courts and for abandoning KGB statements, which the report says treat complainants with suspicion from first contact.
- Proposals include raising the bar for defence access to therapeutic records, automatic access to testimonial aids with written reasons if refused, withholding victim impact statements until guilt, improved forensic access in remote regions, implementation of MMIWG Calls for Justice, and stronger outcomes-based data collection.