In 2007, an equality policy was adopted. As far as I know, it doesn't exist in any other parts of Canada. This policy recognizes prostitution as... It frames prostitution as an equality issue. A society in which women, girls or boys can be used, bought, sold, or rented—you can call it whatever you want—is a society that can't achieve equality for all.
In 2007, Quebec took a major step forward. In my opinion, it hasn't done enough since then, but the spirit is still there. Prostitution is mainly viewed as a practice that concerns the social relationships involving sex between women and men. This is the starting point for analyzing prostitution. We mustn't analyze only its harms or focus solely on the fact that it may be disturbing for some neighbourhood residents or on the fact that we don't want men to catch a venereal disease and pass it on to their wives. We must focus more on equality.
As I was saying, the equality model assumes that attitudes must be changed. It assumes that we live in a patriarchal society, in a society where certain groups of women are specifically targeted. It also assumes that the practice must be changed. Based on this, prevention programs are used...