The Committee fully supports Mr. Malarek’s assertion that Canada is placed to take the lead role on this issue. As Mr. Malarek said,

Canada has always had a stellar role on human rights around the world…We stand up for the dignity of women. We stand up for the dignity of children. We stand up for the dignity of senior citizens. We stand up for these issues. It’s important that we continue to stand.¹

The Standing Committee on the Status of Women invites all parliamentarians, and all Canadians, to stand up for victims who are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation by supporting our recommendations and urging the federal government to take whatever steps are necessary to implement them.