Thank you.
Recently I was able to speak to the chief of police in Thunder Bay. He was telling me how he sees elder abuse ranking third in crimes of abuse, next to intimate partner violence as the most common and child abuse as the second most common. This committee has also been hearing from shelter providers and women's crisis centres, which speak of significant increases in cases involving senior women who are experiencing situations of coercion or exploitation. Frontline workers also believe human trafficking is a real concern. However, this is often categorized as elder abuse, homelessness or financial exploitation.
Could you expand on this from your experience? Is there anything more you'd like to share on this, especially on the human trafficking conversation?