Under the existing law, two persons under the age of 18 could be arrested and charged under the Young Offenders Act. Under the new Bill C-36 whether they're together or whether they're alone, what matters is whether they are soliciting in a place where there's a reasonable expectation that children would be present. That's the test. It's not whether children are actually present or not.
On July 7th, 2014. See this statement in context.