Thank you very much, Ms. Pomerleau.
As you were saying, this whole area is seriously underestimated. The figures we have now are only the tip of the iceberg. It is of course extremely difficult to obtain actual numbers on human trafficking and sexual exploitation, because they are difficult to quantify. These crimes are largely hidden, meaning that they are committed in the shadows by criminal organizations that do everything they can to sweep things under the carpet, making it difficult to find the victims of these offences.
In response to a question from my colleague on this topic, you mentioned the Internet and social media. Beyond what we've just been talking about, there is more and more discussion of an act that is in the works on hate online and in social networks. Any such act would inevitably have to address the issue of online sexual exploitation. It is in fact something I've seen in my travels: everyone says that this type of crime changed enormously during the pandemic and that it's now widespread on the web.
What can you tell us about that?