I think Status of Women Canada would be able to tell you more specifically about how the cuts will affect it. All I can do is look at the work they've done to date and say that they are doing some of the most groundbreaking work. They've supported many of the NGOs that are now able to work in the field.
This whole round of support they provided to the Canadian Council for Refugees, and I participated on part of the national consultations, was pretty much groundbreaking. It was very important to get to all the service agencies to find out their experience on the ground and identify the areas they needed help with in order to combat trafficking. If those resources had not been there, I'm not sure who would have been able to do it.
My understanding is that the protection agenda has not been in the forefront with the government. Status of Women has been one of the few voices that has been looking at it from the perspective of the victims. It has promoted that view, both in the intergovernmental working group and by supporting the civil society organizations that do that work.
I have very grave concerns about the cuts to Status of Women and their ability to continue to work in this area, in juggling all their other mandates.
As I said, I think that's an indication. We really think this is not just a criminal enforcement agenda attacking trafficking. It is counterproductive not to deal with supporting and helping the victims. I think that's really an important point.