moved for leave to introduce Bill C-304, an act to amend the Criminal Code (prostitution).
Mr. Speaker, under this enactment offences related to prostitution that are provided for in section 213 of the criminal code from now on would be either indictable offences or summary conviction offences, commonly known as a hybrid offence.
It is a small technical point that has huge resourcing implications to keep juveniles from entering into the street trade. It has been a subject of federal-provincial attorneys general in the past.
All parties should see the wisdom of this minor but pivotal improvement.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)