Yes.
These examples give you an idea of the complexity of the problem. They also show that you cannot dissociate trafficking from prostitution. The CLES is particularly emphatic about the fact that one cannot—and this concerns the Canadian government above all—pass an act that on the one hand condemns sexual trafficking and supplies the tools needed to combat it, and on the other, remains vague and encourages people to bury their heads in the sand with respect to the prostitution industry. It is a known fact that trafficking supplies this industry. The Criminal Code of Canada is rather deficient from this standpoint.
In connection with this, I could leave you our brief. The CLES has in fact begun to identify the essentials of what could constitute a Canadian framework law. It will discuss the issue of sexual exploitation and provide for measures in the four following areas: the importance of education and awareness for women and young women, particularly those from Canada, but also those from other countries; protection and other options for women working as prostitutes who are under the control of networks of traffickers; the criminalization of pimps—pimping is unfortunately very much tolerated in Canada at the moment—and last but not least, the criminalization of customers. Trafficking and the prostitution industry exist because men want to buy the bodies of women and young girls.
Thank you.