Justice committee  Sure. I also sit on the legal strategy coalition on violence against indigenous women, and we just submitted a report following the recent UN review. One thing we indicated in that was that there was a study done of the number of recommendations that have already been advanced. F

Justice committee  I don't see what we need to do as disconnected from how we got here, so that is partly why it's so important to consider that. We've been talking about what's taking place on the front lines. As the witness from Peers mentioned, some of the missing voices and some of the people

Justice committee  I think that type of preventative measure too often falls towards a restrictive measure. The effort to prevent actually creates a context where people who may be able to migrate or travel or move away from some of the risks that would put them at risk of trafficking are restricte

Justice committee  I think there are third party agreements that are made often that aren't exploitative, so I think there's caution to be had around it.

Justice committee  There are third party arrangements that take place, a number of which have been criminalized, in terms of organizing travel and relying on supports to travel, and relying on family members at times to support travel. That can be taking place. We also see, particularly from countr

Justice committee  Yes, I'm suggesting that type of criteria becomes too restrictive. That actually proves harmful rather than preventative, as you're suggesting.

Justice committee  I can speak to the context you're talking about in terms of the visa restrictions that were placed in 2014. Part of the challenge with this is that there really is also the combined possibilities of criminalizing those who are potentially trafficked or who are vulnerable to traff

Justice committee  Okay, I'm very close. The front-line worker further indicated that they're vulnerable to the charges that come with human trafficking. The worker said, “It's great for criminalization. That's...part of the history as well. [That] significant criminalization of a racialized group

Justice committee  Thank you for inviting me to share. I want to thank my fellow panellists, as well, for their insights. What I would like you to take away from my research today is some of the complexity of the context that we're living in, and that within this context the ability for legislati