Status of Women Committee on April 11th, 2024

[Lisa Hepfner, Liberal, Hamilton Mountain, ON]

Thank you.

You also mentioned that you didn't see how a federal mandate would work for a red dress alert. Can you clarify what you mean by that? If somebody is, say, a victim of trafficking in Nova Scotia, they could be transported to British Columbia. Therefore, in some sense it makes sense to have a national-level alert system.

[Det Clee Lieverse]

It absolutely makes sense to have a national-level alert system when the case calls for it. I think what I meant by it would be difficult to do nationally is if you were going to have one body looking at which case gets to go out and which case gets posted then the volume might be daunting. I think that's what I meant. It's the time of day and things like that. Maybe I misspoke or misunderstood, but that's what I meant.

I think a national-level alert, when called for, is essential. It's just how we do it.

[Lisa Hepfner, Liberal, Hamilton Mountain, ON]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Conservative, Karen Vecchio]

On behalf of the committee, I would very much like to thank the two of you for coming here and providing this testimony. It provides us with the other side of what we're talking about.

I'm going to remind the committee that we are going to suspend for a moment. We will be getting back—

[Anna Roberts, Conservative, King—Vaughan, ON]

Can I just say something?

[The Chair, Conservative, Karen Vecchio]

Go ahead, quickly.

[Anna Roberts, Conservative, King—Vaughan, ON]

I just want to congratulate Darrell. I understand that you were nominated for an award, which I forgot to mention in my questioning.

I know we don't have time to find out what that was, but—

[Michelle Ferreri, Conservative, Peterborough—Kawartha, ON]

He was rookie of the year.

[Anna Roberts, Conservative, King—Vaughan, ON]

Congratulations.

[The Chair, Conservative, Karen Vecchio]

Congratulations. That's wonderful.

Thanks very much.

We are going to suspend, and we'll be coming back to some committee business. I'm going to remind everybody that they can have one staff member and one member from each whip's office. We will be in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]