Some sociologists and anthropologists have been trying to document the abuses for 50 years. It never really worked. However, there is now a critical mass of abuses. That is why the journalists and unions are getting involved. The NGOs are also beginning to take an interest in the issue. We're talking about individuals who are isolated in houses and in the fields. Consequently, they are socially isolated, and the abuses are hard to see and document.
I'll be honest with you. The act contains one element that, based on the slavery convention, seems unconstitutional. It is the regulatory obligation for domestic workers to reside at the employer's home. That's a parliamentary issue. However, all the rest of it comes under government administrative directives, which are not monitored to a great degree, even by the media.
CIC will ultimately do something, but, in forgetting that the province won't... A super combination of administrative restrictions limits the rights of these persons. It's the combination of those restrictions that's unconstitutional.