At the G-8 meeting of public safety and security ministers, we made this a priority. We've done this for the last two years, first in Moscow and then in Munich. There's been agreement among these countries. We are also vitally tied in with the United Nations and their protocols regarding human trafficking. That's why we've increased our own capabilities.
In Canada, we've increased not only the number of officers but also the training programs. We can't tell another country how much funding they should commit, but it is helpful when we point out that our funding is increasing. It encourages our partners to do the same. We contribute, as do many other nations, to Interpol, and we work closely with Europol.
I can tell you that the level of concern about this problem is genuinely shared. It's not something that we needed to alert people to. But there are countries that could be more aggressive in letting it be known, through sanctions, that they take this seriously.
That's why I appreciate some of the recommendations having to do with sanctions and assistance to victims. This should be reflected in our legislation, our training, and our funding. We communicate this freely and share information with other policing agencies, and this high level of cooperation is helping to push back this area of trade. In certain parts of the world, it's fair to say that it exploits young people to a degree that makes it almost epidemic.