Justice committee  I'm certainly no expert on the statistics, and I don't have any data to support what you have said. I also love Ms. Wesley's passion for the work she does. My understanding of Bill C-36 is that sex trade workers are not charged under this law. At least in my city, we do not target the sex trade the way Ms.

Justice committee  I agree that they are similar, but they're not the same. I had a train of thought and I lost it. Sometimes they go hand in hand. I'll just reiterate my biggest concern. Where is the protectionary law? If Bill C-36 is a protectionary law, then human trafficking is the trafficking side, and they are not always one and the same thing.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  The one tool that was recently taken away from us, which had a big impact when I was working, was the school resource officers. When you are in a high school and getting to know the youth involved, and they're getting to understand that you have their best interests at heart, that you are a person in the community that they can go to, that's where you begin recognizing the vulnerable victims who could be involved or could be recruited, and then you're able to access those resources.

Justice committee  I just wanted to touch on what Ms. Wesley said and how passionate she is. The safety of the people who are involved in this has to be paramount. What I have observed throughout my career is the vulnerability of recruiters, and the women and girls who are involved in this often become recruiters as a result of the abuse that they've gone through.

Justice committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak. I would just like to start by saying that I am coming as a private citizen, although it will likely be discovered that I am a police officer of 25 years. Most of my career has been spent working with victims of vulnerable and gender-based violence and in relation to sexual violence.

Justice committee  I don't need to take any more time.