Thank you, Mr. Chair, and welcome Minister Miller.
As you're aware, this committee was going to hear from the UN special rapporteur on slavery. As per usual for you and bureaucrats, Mr. Obokata has said a variety of inflammatory things about Canada, such as that we need to legalize prostitution, get rid of human trafficking laws, and things like that.
On the issue of the temporary foreign workers program, he said “certain Temporary Foreign Worker Programs make migrant workers vulnerable to contemporary forms of slavery”. He hasn't released his final report yet, but based on this preliminary report, we know what the final will say.
First, did you, or your department, meet with him to help him better understand the TFW program, and perhaps soften his position?