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I do agree that it is impacted by where you are from. I’m not sure about anyone else here, but I did school and I spent a significant majority of my time in West Africa,…

Participant 1: I would expect the counsellor to be empathetic, just like I said earlier too – be able to connect and not judge at all. ‘Cause, when you are asking questions that may be…

[If I were involved in a sexual assault case, I would ask that university staff] treat me as a human being. Treat me as a reasonable human being, as I come. See me as a…

What another person just said was, how can you be sure that the person involved in the sexual assault case is not harmed in the process of filing a report or filing the case? Because…

In West Africa, it is not ethical for you to put – I mean, let me not be raw. In West Africa, it is not ethical for you to do a lot of things that…

Participant 1: I feel like the policy, and the subject of sexual assault, makes people uncomfortable. I feel like it should be presented more comfortably so that people can talk about it. Facilitator: What ways…

The person listening to the case […] shouldn’t influence their [the survivor’s] choices. It’s your choice, and you choose how to handle it. But in the case of a minor involved, I think an adult…

Facilitator: How ‘bout, like, everybody gives me one characteristic or quality […] of a potential support person. What would that look like? Participant 1: Caring? Facilitator: Caring, why would it be important um, to have…

Yeah, so, for me, I think it’s different because I had a culture shock when I moved here. Because, back home, […] our culture is very touchy and very, […] I don’t know how to…

My parents let me come here because, to be honest, Canada is one of the safest places, most worth[while] places to live for a reason. There is a reason for it; and one of the…