I have some information on this that may be of interest. Canada ratified those Criminal Code provisions in 2002. It was reported in the United States-Canada Bi-national Assessment of Trafficking in Persons that from the spring of 2004 to February 2006, there were at least 25 convictions under various Criminal Code provisions for trafficking activity. A review conducted by my officials in the spring of 2007 identified an additional five convictions in the previous year. As we know, the 2005 trafficking offences are now being used by our police.
Again, it's not perfect, Ms. Mathyssen, and I'm aware of that. Again, we have to make sure that these laws work and that they are effective. Again, we take the area very seriously.
I hope that gives you a bit of background on this particular area and on those related charges.