That was part of our presentation as well. In fairness, we also spoke with some of our local Crown prosecution here as we prepared this presentation.
First of all, where so few cases make it to the courts, it's an important.... It's this balance of harm. In some cases, Bill C-36 may be used, but we're balancing it against those who don't come forward.
We're also balancing it against the fact that other laws exist around exploitation. We've been talking about human trafficking here, but human trafficking is also its own criminal offence. That does not go unchanged if we talk about Bill C-36. Child pornography laws.... These types of things can still exist separately, even if we revisit Bill C-36. They remain there.
What's really vital for us is the evidence base. What is the evidence base when we make claims? Did this bill truly limit the number of people coming forward? All we can tell you is what we're seeing. If we rely on court data, it's only those who went to that point.
This is where I'll do a two-second plug. YWCA Halifax, together with our test partners, is doing work. We've currently wrapped up the second round of a provincial survey of people with lived experience. It is extremely high quality. It's excellent. This is what we should be using to determine our policies, not our opinions.