I'd like to call the meeting to order. This is meeting number 27 of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
I welcome our committee members and our witnesses this morning. As you know, we've been doing a very important study on human trafficking. We thank you for your participation today and look forward to hearing from you.
We have witnesses from the Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada. Joan Atkinson is a co-director and Sue Wilson is also a co-director. Welcome.
From International Justice Mission Canada, we have Jamie McIntosh, who is the executive director, and one of his associates, Hiroko Sawai. I apologize if I didn't pronounce the name properly.
We also have, from the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action, Gunilla Ekberg, researcher on trafficking in human beings. Welcome.
If you could keep your remarks to ten minutes, that would give the committee an opportunity, after everyone has presented, to go through a question and answer period.
Mr. McIntosh, would you like to begin?