Yes. These are all very real and rational concerns that victims and survivors have. It makes perfect sense not to go through the criminal justice system when this is what they're dealing with. There are revolving doors when it comes to traffickers coming out and then threatening potential victims. We also see that court cases take two to three times longer than any other court cases in Canada, with really low conviction rates.
I think we also really need to look at latent bias within the judiciary. Too often victims, when they're being cross-examined, are treated like they did this to themselves. Excuse my language, but they are slut-shamed. They are told that they made decisions and that this was their boyfriend. It's similar to how we've seen other forms of rape and sexual violence cases not perform in the best interests of victims and actually achieving justice.
I think we need to flip the dial and provide more training of the judiciary.