Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to basically reiterate and support what we heard from Ms. Minna and Ms. Neville.
I think it comes back to rights and respect for women. Those are very clearly lacking when we have societal attitudes that allow women to be economically disadvantaged. It's very important, I think, that we begin the discussion around economic security. I know we're all very concerned about the issue of trafficking--this committee has indicated that--and because we're concerned, I think we need to give it a proper amount of time. It will require a great many witnesses, a great deal of testimony, and extensive consideration. It may also require travel. I know that a previous committee, a justice committee, did a great deal of work, and it involved witness protection. It involved extraordinary measures in order to allow full testimony to be heard.
To me, 16 meetings doesn't seem to be adequate time for that kind of work. Certainly when you include our concerns about economic security, we simply don't have that kind of time. I'd like to do a really good job with one, and I can't see us doing a good job if we attempt to do too much.
So I would say let's begin with economic security, which is the basis of that respect for the rights of women.