Madam Chair, I would like to comment on the discussion of future work.
We decided that we would do human trafficking before Christmas. Obviously that's what we should be doing. To that extent, some of the organizations I put forward as possible witnesses.....
You may remember that Mr. Poulin, I think it was, said there wasn't a great deal of research in Canada. That's actually not true. I've been calling women's organizations across Canada for the last couple of weeks. Among the organizations that I have put forward, there's Stella; Analee Lepp has a complete picture of Canada, and there's been a lot of research; and Maggie's is on the ground in Toronto. These are organizations that have actually done research or are on the ground--in British Columbia, in Toronto--in that specific field. There's a lot of information within Canada. It's current, and these four or five will give us a tremendous, good picture. I think it would be worthwhile to take advantage of that.
Otherwise, we're listening only to the RCMP, to the police. And that's fine, no question, but you also need to hear about the groups on the ground that are doing research. That's important.
A more important issue is that we discussed last time that we would do this and then do economic security of women after Christmas. What happens to women, it seems to me--Madame Mourani is right, as is Ms. Mathyssen--is that when it comes to manufacturing, to agriculture, to domestic work, it's also part and parcel of the economic state of women. You can't separate the two--why women are in those situations, why they end up in those situations.
So I think after Christmas we really ought to revisit and study the economic security of women. That study would include all of those elements, because I can tell you, that's why they're in.... Why are immigrant women being exploited, working in certain factories or at home?
