That's an excellent question.
It has the potential to, if the law was actually enforced. The problem in B.C. is that it's not enforced. They are a provincial government. They don't go after the sex workers or the prostituted people who are in the sex industry. They get that piece, but they're not going after the root cause.
I'd like to see minimum sentences, at least, increased. The one case I was involved in that I had to speak to was Regina v. Alcorn. Did you all watch that? It was in Manitoba, where the young, underage indigenous girl was sexually assaulted, exploited, filmed and committed suicide. The judges in that case quadrupled the sentence of the predator, which was absolutely brilliant. Personally, I think it can be a deterrent if it's used.
Thank you.