Ontario is one of the biggest hubs of both recruitment and transport. We know there's an increase of women and girls going through what they call the “circuit” in Ontario. It's very difficult once they're in to get out, and the level of violence is absolutely off the charts. We see before and after pictures that family members provide us of their daughters before they were trafficked and then after, and they are unrecognizable and not the same women and girls.
I think the other thing to remember is that trafficking is not an individual concern; it's a concern that impacts all of society. Whenever there is trafficking or prostitution, there is an increase in organized crime, an increase in guns and gangs and an increase in violence.