Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'm very pleased to have all the panellists with us today.
I represent Halifax West, so Miia, Charlene and Temi, it's nice to see you. I really appreciate all the work you are doing in my home province of Nova Scotia. I know that you're leading TESS, the trafficking and exploitation service system. In fact, having been an MLA back in 2020, I know you held a session for all provincial MLAs. For me that was a real eye-opening experience.
I know you have a partnership with over 70 agencies in the province, working to respond to the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth. As a couple of my colleagues have referenced, you rightly went to the root of the question here: Does the bill protect people from being exploited, and does it actually cause harm?
You also mentioned that this needs to be evidence-based. Can you talk to me, in the few minutes you have left, about the need for it to be evidence-based? I know you've done extensive investigations, or you've worked with a lot of people who are in the sex trade industry. Can you tell me about who they are, who the victims are and who the other side is? Just give us a bit of a broader reflection of all of that and anything else you would like to add.