Canada | An opinion by the Québec Ombudsman to facilitate recourses against an aggressor

On December 19, 2017, the Québec Ombudsman released an opinion calling for the abolition of any time limit for civil actions in case of sexual assault, violence suffered during childhood, or violence by a spouse or an ex-spouse.

"If there is one field where the time factor should be abolished, it is in this specific context, where suffering extends over time and often freezes the ability to bounce back.  This is why our justice procedures should send a clear message affirming that sexual assault, conjugal violence and violence against children are unacceptable and that the victims may be heard, regardless of the time when they exercise the remedies available to them." – Marie Rinfret, Ombudsperson

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Source: Le Protecteur du Citoyen, Assemblée nationale Québec, Canada