Justice committee  In 2007 there was a survey done on over 700 Maori sex workers. That's the reference to their specific nation. They did say that they were no longer under the threat of violence, but they also reported that they felt safer in reporting violence not just from clients but also viole

Justice committee  There was no change, but that's not the—

Justice committee  Yes, but they feel more safe in reporting incidents of violence, which is the key.

Justice committee  In reference to third parties in relation to advertising, sometimes sex workers advertise through online sites, and this section makes reference to specific online sites. Sometimes moderators and owners of these sites provide sex workers' only access to valuable bad date list inf

Justice committee  Would you do your work without being paid?

Justice committee  You have your answer.

Justice committee  “Choice” and “free” are such value-laden terms. To say that somebody has a choice is speaking from a privileged position. We don't question other workers whether they freely choose their job and we shouldn't be questioning sex workers whether they freely choose their job.

Justice committee  A sex worker can advertise however they want.

Justice committee  I don't really ask....

Justice committee  Most people I've met have been 18.

Justice committee  I like to quote Justice Himel's decision where she stated that although those are important issues, child prostitution and human trafficking are not essential to analyze the charter challenge with the women who filed the charter challenge.

Justice committee  I am saying that I agree with Justice Himel's analysis that those are two separate issues.

Justice committee  I was 18, and I was still in high school.

Justice committee  I speak from experience. In London, southwestern Ontario, sex workers—and we work with Safe Space, an organization in London, Ontario, that works directly with outdoor sex workers. They literally offer a safe space for them to come. In London, the trade isn't predominantly indige

Justice committee  Thanks, Émilie. My name is Naomi Sayers. My group is South Western Ontario Sex Workers, which is a member of the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform. I am an indigenous woman from northern Ontario and a former sex worker with experience in working both in northern and sout