That is a very good question.
In fact, it is kind of up to you to see how you can strengthen the law in question.
I would say that the problem really lies in evidence gathering. The difficulty on the ground at present is evidence.
When it comes to the pimps, as I was saying earlier, it's fine. The police have been working on that for years. When the law changed, some time was needed to adapt before they could address the buying of sexual services and also advertising sexual services. Here again, advertising is very far down the police's list of priorities.
I think the situation is the same more or less everywhere in Canada, but I'm going to talk about Quebec. When there are minors involved, when there are criminal groups, drugs and weapons, it will be easy for the police to act. Unfortunately, it's different when it involves 18‑year-old women. As I always say, though, what difference is there between 17 and 18 years old? There isn't any.
I have seen cases where the parents had asked for police help in the case of a 17‑year-old minor who was going to be 18 a few months later. The police acted to get the minor out of the situation and out from under the pimp's yoke. However, the police no longer had the same power to act when the person turned 18 and said she had no problems and the pimp was her boyfriend. It's a bit like what Ms. Pomerleau was saying earlier. In a system of manipulation like that, the person ends up believing the pimp is her boyfriend. In fact, there are two scenarios: either the person is terrified or she is in love. That is why it is extremely difficult for the police in these circumstances.
In the case of the prostitutors, the ones called the clients, it is extremely difficult to prove the purchase of sexual services.
What I'm saying is that we really need to focus on prevention, starting now.