The opposition seems to be concerned that if you criminalized the purchase of sex, instead of purchasing it in front of the school at 2 p.m., the customers, the johns, for lack of a better term, are going to go into the back alleys or into the industrial parks. I find it hard to believe. You don't have to answer this, because it's more of a comment than a question, but I find it hard to believe they think that customers are looking for prostitutes in front of the Rideau Centre in the middle of the afternoon or in front of a school in the middle of the afternoon, or in front of the Eaton Centre, in Toronto, in the middle of the afternoon. It seems to me that it has always taken place in the back alleys, in the shadows, if it's out on the street. Whether or not you are criminalizing the purchase isn't determinative of where the prostitute's going to go to try to find her client if she's doing it in the street. But we know that they have other options: they can go inside, to a fixed indoor location, with security. And that's all provided for under this legislation.
What is your view on where these things are likely to take place? Do you really believe there's a distinction that the safety of the prostitutes will be harmed by the provision that (a) they can't communicate for the purposes where children may be present or (b) because the purchase of the service could be criminalized?