Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to each of you for your excellent presentations.
I listened intently and like all the members was interested, if not somewhat shocked, at the extent of the problem with respect to children who are drawn into exploitive lifestyles. It's not unique to this city, but perhaps it's aggravated here for a number of reasons.
One of your local members of Parliament, Mrs. Joy Smith, has a private member's bill that would deal in part with this problem. It's dealing with human trafficking, I guess to some extent borrowing on the Swedish model, for which a number of you have advocated. It punishes the trafficker rather than those who are exploited by being trafficked.
I know that Mrs. Smith consulted widely with her community before she drafted this bill. I'd like to hear from each of you briefly, if I could, whether your organizations were consulted in the drafting of Mrs. Smith's bill and whether you or your organizations support it.
Ms. Spillett.