Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I didn't have an opportunity to ask a question on the first round so I would like to begin by saying that I think this is a very interesting bill. It's important to talk about it because so few people in Canada really know what human trafficking is. We need to talk about it because it's happening here. I have always thought it's a bit unfortunate that we only talk about the sexual exploitation aspect because human trafficking is a much larger issue.
I do a lot of work with the organization called PINAY, in Montreal, which works towards the prevention of trafficking in caregivers. I think we often forget to talk about that aspect of human trafficking.
Mr. Monchamp, because your area of expertise is mainly sexual exploitation, that is what I will focus my questions on.
Two or three weeks ago, I went to the CATHII conference and I listened to your lecture. There is an image that stayed with me. I am therefore going to repeat what you said, and that is that in Montreal, you can order a woman like you can order pizza. You can choose their weight, their measurements, their age, the colour of their hair and the colour of their eyes. I was very struck by that. What is so unfortunate is that you are right.
Having read the bill, I have a better understanding of the kinds of tools it will give you, such as reverse onus and consecutive sentences. I do wonder though how that will prevent human trafficking. Of course it will deter some individuals. However, as you said, there are so few women who are willing to testify. Furthermore, even those who do testify often withdraw their testimony.
Given that we are talking about this, I would like to take the opportunity to ask you some more questions.
Are there other tools that we could have given you to better help you find victims and have them testify? My question is also for you, Mr. Perrier.
Are there any other amendments that could be made to this bill in order to help you in your investigations?