The settlement program should look beyond offering people just information. Information itself as a pamphlet, or whatever it is, doesn't work. Many women have told me that once they arrived at the airport, they heard the officer saying, “Welcome to Canada”, and that was it. They were in the hands of a future abuser. No one told them that they could do this or that, or were able to call the police. Those booklets that you offer in the airport, usually those types of men hide it or they don't believe in it, because of course they know that here, women have rights.
You know that there are many men who talk about Canada as being a woman's country. They are actually blaming women for coming here to a woman-oriented country, now that they are asking for their rights and they are equal to other women asking for their rights. So basically information-giving should be more in terms of educating, offering them some kinds of tools and practices towards understanding what the issues are. That's why our programs are very successful. We offer them simple tools in understanding relationships and integration based on their own resources, and empower them to learn more about Canada.