Madam Deputy Speaker, unfortunately gender-based violence is not a new phenomenon. It has recently again been thrown into the spotlight, with several particularly horrific cases, but it is something that many women have to deal with every day, and have had to for a very long time.
We all know that this type of violence does not have only one cause or only one solution, but all the solutions require leadership and accountability, which are profoundly lacking in far too many areas across our country, both in public and private life. And whilst government certainly cannot solve the problem on its own, government should be taking the lead, but at the national level it is not. By leadership I do not mean howls of outrage from the Women's League. I do not mean the minister of conferences, shopping and expensive furniture trying and convicting an accused outside a provincial legislature, assuming to herself the role of judge, jury and executioner, whilst being a member of the executive.
I also notice that she is not here today, nor are the Ministers of Police and of Justice and Constitutional Development, which shows their level of interest in this debate. I mean, taking concrete steps where it is within the competence of government to facilitate taking concrete steps ... [Interjections.]