Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here. I very much appreciate their participation.
I'm going to start with Ms. Grenier.
You said in your opening statement that Marylène Levesque's case had probably received so much media coverage because she was a beautiful woman with blond hair and blue eyes. Unfortunately, you're probably right. Another reason, though, is that the case brought to light egregious errors by the government institutions involved, and that is what interests the committee. Errors were made both by the Parole Board of Canada and by the Correctional Service of Canada. At any rate, parliamentarians should pay more attention to the potential tragedies that can befall sex workers.
Specifically, I would like to follow up on a question Mr. Motz asked earlier.
You said that case management teams were not in the habit of alerting massage parlours even if they knew the offender frequented the establishment. It likely has to do with the fact that parlours fear retaliation by police.
Is it common for individuals on day parole or parole to see sex workers? Do you have any information on that?
You mentioned sex workers having access to third parties. How might that work?
I'd like to hear your comments on that.