I would like to thank Mr. Malarek for his testimony.
I have read that in countries where prostitution has been legalized, women who had never been involved in prostitution and who lost their jobs—regular jobs not in the sex trade—were having problems getting unemployment insurance because they were told that they should become prostitutes. Is that true?
Is it true that only 4% of prostitutes have registered in countries where prostitution has been legalized? As you mentioned in your testimony, there is a huge black market, and it’s not true that if prostitution were legalized, organized crime would be pushed out and these women could do their “work” more safely.
Also, what can be done at the level of Canada’s laws so that Canada, and therefore Quebec, do not become attractive place for opening up the sex trade?
What can we do to fight against sex tourism and ensure that these private companies and these Canadian, American or other multinationals can’t go with impunity into countries where there is unbelievable poverty and indulge in things they could not do in their own country?
What can we do, nationally and internationally, to fight this phenomenon?