The committee is also looking at the issue of forced marriage. I want to say that this is a very serious issue, giving cause for grave concern not only to this committee but to all departments federally, particularly Status of Women. You have heard from the witness from the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario who did her study on forced marriage that the research shows that forced marriage is an issue that impacts many Canadians and is not restricted to a particular geographic region or culture but is an issue that we must address as a nation.
Before I conclude, there are three or four key recommendations that we want to make that we believe will address the issues my colleagues have spoken on, especially around the two-year sponsorship, which I don't have time to speak to, as well as general issues of violence against women.