You're absolutely right that you speak for all of us.
We echo those comments on the incredible work you all did. Thank you so much. Please pass this on to Emma, who is not here today.
Thank you all so much for joining us today. It's a pleasure to convene this meeting of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights as we resume our study on human trafficking.
As my colleague Rob Nicholson mentioned, we just got back from a cross-Canada tour where we hit Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver. We had a chance to hear first-hand from literally hundreds of Canadians who are involved in this issue. We very much appreciate your coming before us and adding to our understanding.
I'd like to introduce the witnesses today and welcome them here. From Victoria, British Columbia, we have Dr. Cecilia Benoit, a Professor and Scientist at UVic. Ms. Tara Leach is a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner. From the Ottawa Coalition to End Human Trafficking, we have Ms. Sherry Lacey, Head of the Youth Committee and a Social Worker in Youth and Family Therapy. We also have Ms. Jodi Mosley, Head of the Community Presentation Committee.
From the Ottawa Police Service, we are very pleased to welcome Sergeant Damien Laflamme and crime analyst Karine Casagrande, both from the Human Trafficking Unit.
Welcome and thank you for being here.
We will proceed in the order of the list I have here.
We'll go by the list the way I read it, which means we'll start with Dr. Benoit.
You have eight minutes. The floor is yours.