Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all of you for being here today. We appreciate your testimony.
My question is for Mr. McConaghy. We've heard a fair bit today about consent. I'm wondering, in the context of helping women who have been involved in prostitution to exit the profession, what you say to those who say that the woman—because it's mostly women—needs to be ready to exit.
If there is little choice, do you believe that they are capable of or can freely choose to leave the life? If they can, how can we help them do that? How can police, in particular, help them?
If it's okay with you, I'll just ask all the questions and then let you go at it without saying anything else.
Finally, what powers do you believe that parents of young Canadian girls who are at risk of being brought into this life of prostitution want police to have?