Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think the two witnesses from New Zealand have provided really informative testimony.
I would like to thank the witnesses, who are on the other side of the world, for taking the time to participate in our committee's work this early. It is 8:15 a.m. in New Zealand.
I am interested in the situation in New Zealand when it comes to sex work because that country's laws are a bit different from those that apply here, in Canada.
Ms. Abel and Ms. Armstrong, you probably noted there were differences in legislation when listening to the other witnesses.
I would like to have your observations on this, and I would like Ms. Abel to answer me first.
Ms. Abel, you have experience in research in the sex work area in New Zealand, and you are getting a glimpse of what is happening here, in Canada.
Why do you think many stakeholders here, in Canada, both from the sex work area and the health care community, are advocating for keeping the current Nordic model rather than choosing to decriminalize sex work?
What do you think explains that difference in the two countries' approaches?