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View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
I call this meeting to order.
I will start by acknowledging that in Ottawa we meet on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin people.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on April 29, 2021, the committee is meeting on its study of the sex trafficking of indigenous peoples.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I'd like to outline some best practices.
Participants, you can speak and listen in the official language of your choice. At the bottom centre of your screen there's a globe. You select that globe and then select English or French as your preferred language. Then, as we proceed, if you wish to speak in the other language, there's no need to make any technical adjustments, but you should be on the language of your choice as we begin, so look for that.
When you speak, please speak slowly and clearly. When you're not speaking, your microphone should be on mute.
With us today for the rest of the time available to us are Trisha Baptie, community engagement coordinator of EVE, and Karen Pictou, executive director of the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association. Our witnesses will give opening statements. They are usually around six minutes, but we'll offer you as much time as you need to complete the sentiments that you wish to share.
I should tell you that when we go to questioning, there's no requirement to answer any questions that may cause you discomfort. We understand the sensitivity of things, so please don't ever feel that you need to engage in any question or other conversation that causes you discomfort.
Having said that, I'll ask Karen Pictou, the executive director of the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association, to present her testimony first.
Thank you. Go ahead, please.
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
We need to move on, because we have four more—
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
Thanks very much for that.
We're going to bring in our two other witnesses. Ms. Baptie, we'll get to you next.
To both of you who have just joined us, at the bottom centre of your screen there is a globe, and when you select the globe, you'll find “English” or “French”. Choose the language you wish to hear in. When you are speaking, you can change back and forth, but you should be selecting either “English” or “French” on that icon.
Having said that, we're going to go now to Ms. Baptie.
Thank you for being here, Trisha. Please go ahead.
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
Thank you so much, Trisha.
Part of today's activity, of course, is hearing a round of questions from our panel, which is a really important component, because we need to see how we've been influenced by the things we're being told by our witnesses.
We'll get to our questions, but right now we have two more witnesses to hear from, Ms. Perrier and Ms. Gobert.
Ms. Perrier, please go ahead for six minutes or for whatever time you feel you need.
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Lib. (ON)
Ms. Perrier, thanks so much. It's remarkable testimony.
We'll go now to Janet Gobert. Take as much time as you need. Please go ahead.
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
Thank you so much.
We're going to go to rounds of questions now. We're a bit limited today because of the lengthy but brilliant testimony, but it is so important for us to hear it.
Please remember that the two people who are cited as analysts are remarkable in their ability to extract and put together for the purposes of our reporting the information that you've provided. As much as we'd love to continue questioning for a long time, everything that you've said is important and will be captured in the report that we will eventually prepare.
That said, we're going to go now to a round of questions for six minutes each.
Mr. Viersen, you're up first.
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
Mr. Viersen, we're well over time, and in fairness, we'll.... Perhaps the question will get picked up again.
I'm going to ask Ms. Zann to go ahead for six minutes.
View Lenore Zann Profile
Lib. (NS)
Thank you. Wela'lioq. I come to you today from the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq here in Nova Scotia.
First of all I want to say thank you so much to each of the witnesses for their very moving stories and personal experiences, their lived experiences. It takes a lot of courage to speak out. It takes a lot of courage to share these stories with others, and until more people come forward and are heard and have people actually listening and ready to act, you're right to say that this cycle will continue.
Regarding human trafficking, Canada, our government, is guided right now by the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its supplementary protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children. It's been organized around four pillars: the prevention of trafficking, the protection of victims, the prosecution of offenders, and working in partnership with others. There's a new one that's been added, which is called empowerment.
They've added this particular new one to enhance supports and services to victims. I have to say there's about $75 million that is going to be coming over six years, including $57.22 million over five years, and with $10.28 million ongoing to implement an enhanced suite of initiatives to help strengthen our response and fill critical gaps.
That said, how much of this issue do you feel has to do with organized crime, and how much do you feel has to do with just individuals who are exploiting women and children?
Who would like to go first? Karen Pictou, would you like to go first, and then Ms. Perrier and Ms. Baptie and Ms.... I can't see your name there.
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
You only have about three and a half minutes.
Karen, please go ahead.
View Lenore Zann Profile
Lib. (NS)
Thank you.
I don't think I have any more time, but Ms. Baptie....
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Lenore Zann Profile
Lib. (NS)
Thank you.
Ms. Perrier, would you like to add something?
View Lenore Zann Profile
Lib. (NS)
Thank you so much. I think that's all the time I have.
View Bob Bratina Profile
Lib. (ON)
Well, maybe Janet could go ahead.
View Lenore Zann Profile
Lib. (NS)
Okay, thanks.
Ms. Gobert, are you there?
Is she on mute?
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