Thank you.
It's been my privilege to facilitate the sex trade offender program for over 26 years. It's how I got involved—seeing the impact of the activities of men exploiting young girls and women on the streets of my core community in Edmonton.
I've worked with over 3,400 men. They come from all walks of life and all heritages and are of all ages. The average age is around 30 to 50, but we have had 18-year-olds to 80-year-olds. Fifty per cent are married.
I think we actually have a real challenge in helping men understand what healthy sexuality is, what mutuality in relationships is, what respect is, all of these things. Then it crosses over to the abuse of power.