A private member’s bill she introduced in 2017 that would make sexual assault law training mandatory for all lawyers who wish to become federal judges has yet to be passed by senators. The Senate should stop dithering and pass former Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose’s bill requiring federal judges to take sexual assault law training. Article Continued BelowSo why is the Senate taking eons to pass legislation so widely supported in the elected House? Another reason cited earlier by Sen. André Pratte for not supporting the bill is that it requires training for would-be federal judges, when most assault cases are heard by provincial judges. It’s vitally important that this kind of action is taken to give sexual assault victims more confidence in the judicial system.

Source: thestar April 29, 2019 13:52 UTC