Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a few questions for Ms. Davis because I'm not sure I understand her position. I understand from her testimony that she deplores the fact that the clients, or the buyers, are penalized, because that poses a problem for the prostitute.
I would like to digress for a moment. I've been warned a number of times that the concept of sex worker encompasses many people and many realities. That includes the prostitute, but also the pimp, the person who manages the prostitute's business, as well as the bodyguard, the driver, and so on. However, we may not want the same rules to apply to all these people. So I want to make it clear to Ms. Davis and the other witnesses that I'm going to use the words “prostitute” without any ill intent, without trying to be hard on anyone. I want to make that clear.
Ms. Davis, as I understand it, the prostitute does not commit a criminal offence, but the client does. You say that this prohibition should probably be removed, since it would allow the prostitute to talk to her client before being alone with him.
If we decriminalize the purchase of sexual services, what prohibitions will remain? What do you think should continue to be considered criminal offences?