Senator Boisvenu: Senator Gold, I have to say that I no longer have any confidence in the minister, especially when it comes to his dealings with victims of crime. In recent months, I asked Minister Mendicino about his commitment to respecting the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights as it pertains to the families of the victims of the massacre in Portapique, Nova Scotia.

I met with those families and the Savoie family from New Brunswick, whose only daughter was killed. All I got from the minister were empty words. Worse still, he did not respond to any of the letters that I sent him. Minister Mendicino is incapable of working with victims of crime and has not shown any sympathy for or interest in the victims and their families. Why is he still the minister?