Thank you, Madam Chair.
I thank everybody for your presentations today. It's really great to hear your expertise here at committee, and it's very important.
There are a few things that I had a bit of trouble understanding. The question was asked by my esteemed colleague, Ms. Mourani, why isn't Canada having more resources put in to stop this horrific crime? You seemed to have two arguments, one of which was that this kind of thing is an industry, which I don't believe. I think it's not an industry; it's a crime. I know one of our witnesses yesterday said that raising the age of consent in this country is very important, because when you raise the age of consent, then it's a crime if you violate a child.
Right now, we're having some difficulty in the Senate, with seven bills on crime being disputed. It's all around what is best for these young people, what is best for Canada. Being exploited, from your presentations, is not something that should be happening on Canadian soil, period. I really appreciate all of your comments when you say you have to have clear guidelines.
Could you comment, anyone who wants to comment, on what your feeling is about this being used as a sex industry, as an industry, sexual exploitation of children? Please tell me what you think of that. One comment was made with one witness that sometimes they can earn more in prostitution than they can in something else. I think that's shocking. You have been in the field for a number of years, all of you, so briefly, could I have your comments on this?