I don't know if you all know the name Joy Smith. She has introduced our three human trafficking laws. I have volunteered for her.
Anybody in Manitoba gets this issue. Alberta even gets it. You have Paul Brandt and #NotinMyCity programs there. In B.C., Vancouver has now become a global sex tourism destination, along with Tofino and Whistler.
I present to city councils all over British Columbia. I presented just this last week to a tiny community called Telkwa on the Highway of Tears. Indigenous women tell me that they're losing their girls. It's just going on and on.
I work very closely with law enforcement. I work closely with the RCMP headquarters, the Vancouver Police Department and the Victoria Police Department.
In Vancouver and Victoria, crime is spiking in both cities. There's sort of an attitude of “be scared of the police”. There is this narrative of “don't trust the police” and defund the police. That has made this all way worse. On Tuesday, the Ottawa police officer talked about the real need for liaison officers in the schools. In Vancouver, New Westminster and Victoria they've been taken out. Organized crime moves in. This is about organized crime.