It is our view, that rather than rely on the current complaint and grievance mechanisms alone, a monitoring mechanism is required to ensure that CSC adheres to legislative, regulatory and policy framework. Furthermore, we believe that the CCRA should be amended so as to require Correctional Service of Canada to act upon any documentation of breaches of the law that are pointed out to it by the Office of the Correctional Investigator. We also believe that the Office of the Correctional Investigator should report directly to Parliament, and that section 77(b) of the CCRA should be amended to require that the Solicitor General establish a National Women's Advisory Committee, chaired by CAEFS, to provide advice to CSC and monitor the provision of correction services to federally sentenced women in accordance with domestic law and international agreements.

CAEFS is firmly of the view that there should indeed be a formal sexual harassment policy covering the behaviour of staff towards prisoners. In addition, CAEFS is of the view that while there is already a separate policy covering sexual harassment between staff, that there are generally particular fiduciary, trust and power relationships between prisoners and staff which necessitate specific harassment policies. CAEFS also believes that particular policies are required to address racism and harassment of racialized women. Finally, CAEFS is also firmly of the view that sexual relations between and staff and women prisoners can never be anything but coercive, as opposed to "consensual".

CAEFS recommended that the Cross-Gender Monitors work with and provide support for the recommendations of non-governmental Aboriginal women, particularly those who were involved with the Planning and Vision Circles and have thereby demonstrated leadership with the respect to the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge. In addition, CAEFS advocated the development of a self- defined monitoring and support mechanism for First Nations and Aboriginal women prisoners.

CAEFS also urged the development of a national legislated body, whose monitoring function would include follow-up to the Cross Gender Monitor report and recommendations. It is our view that such a monitoring function, could be sub-divided into separate, but inter-related areas, ranging from such issues as community integration planning, institutional programming, sexual harassment and monitoring cross-gender staffing, complaint and grievance mechanisms, et cetera. In addition, as we have also mentioned above, we would recommend the addition of a legislative amendment whereby the responsibility for legal transgressions would fall squarely upon the Correctional Service of Canada. CSC should be required to rectify all legal transgressions identified by the Correctional Investigator, ourselves, et cetera.