Your subcommittee met on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, to consider the business of the committee and agreed to make the following recommendations:

1. That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study, using an intersectional lens, examining intimate partner and domestic violence, with sub-topics including, but not limited to:
   1. Current support and protection infrastructures for women and girls subject to unsafe environments;
   2. Intimate partner violence specifically regarding teen dating and toxic masculinity, including causation, prevention, and the resources and education available for victims and perpetrators;
   3. Barriers facing women seeking to flee their perpetrators including, but not limited to an examination of the financial, social, coercive abuse, and immigration factors;
   4. The various legislative experiences of states and countries that have created legislation to criminalize coercive and manipulative behaviour, and on any other public policy tools;

   That the committee consider additional ways in which the Government can contribute to the prevention of intimate partner violence and the protection of women and children fleeing violence; that the committee hear from witnesses, as well as from department officials, for no less than ten meetings; that the committee report its findings to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Government table a comprehensive response in the House.

2. That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girls, as it relates to Calls for Justice 13.4 and 13.5 of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls; that the committee dedicate at least four meetings to this issue, report its findings and any recommendations to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests a comprehensive Government response to the report.
3. That the committee decide on the prioritization of the following studies:
   1. That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study examining the factors contributing to mental health issues experienced by young women and girls, including but not limited to eating disorders, addiction, depression, anxiety, and suicide; that the committee provide attention to the impact of online harms and issues regarding self-esteem in young women and girls; that the committee hear from witnesses for six meetings, including the Minister of Women and Gender Equality for one hour and the Minister for Mental Health and Addictions for one hour; that the committee consider ways in which the Government can continue to strengthen mental health supports for young women and girls; that the committee report its findings to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.
   2. That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on human trafficking of women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals for sexual exploitation in Canada, including an examination of how to prevent the trafficking of individuals and ways to improve Canadian law enforcement’s capability to apprehend and prosecute perpetrators; that a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten meetings be held on this study; and that the committee report its findings to the House.

It was agreed, — That the committee undertake the following study as its third study: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study examining the factors contributing to mental health issues experienced by young women and girls, including but not limited to eating disorders, addiction, depression, anxiety, and suicide; that the committee provide attention to the impact of online harms and issues regarding self-esteem in young women and girls; that the committee hear from witnesses for six meetings, including the Minister of Women and Gender Equality for one hour and the Minister for Mental Health and Addictions for one hour; that the committee consider ways in which the Government can continue to strengthen mental health supports for young women and girls; that the committee report its findings to the House; and that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

It was agreed, — That the committee undertake the following study as its fourth study: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on human trafficking of women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals for sexual exploitation in Canada, including an examination of how to prevent the trafficking of individuals and ways to improve Canadian law enforcement’s capability to apprehend and prosecute perpetrators; that a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten meetings be held on this study; and that the committee report its findings to the House.

It was agreed, — That the committee commence its study of intimate partner and domestic violence in Canada; that each witness hearing meeting take the form of two one-hour panels; that each panel be composed of three witnesses; that the parties send a list of witnesses to the clerk of the committee no later than 3:00 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, February 2, 2022; that the committee accept briefs on this study; and that members of the public be able to submit briefs directly on the committee’s webpage.

It was agreed, — That senior officials from the Department of Women and Gender Equality, the Department of Statistics Canada, the Department of Justice Canada, the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, the Department of Indigenous Services, and the Public Health Agency of Canada be invited to appear in relation to the study of intimate partner and domestic violence in Canada on Friday, February 4, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (ET).

It was agreed, — That the Minister of Women and Gender Equality be invited to appear in relation to the study of intimate partner and domestic violence in Canada.

It was agreed, — That the clerk and analysts of the committee prepare, in consultation with the Chair, a news release in relation to the study of intimate partner and domestic violence in Canada.