Madam Chair, I want to ask the member a question specifically about the issue of sex trade workers, which she spoke about in her speech. She knows the approach that was taken by the previous Conservative government was to recognize that sex trade workers are victims, to ensure that we are not prosecuting sex trade workers but that we are prosecuting their abusers: we are prosecuting pimps and johns.
This follows the Nordic Model, which has had great success in reducing human trafficking. Generally, if we look at European countries, those that have legalized the buying and selling of sex have had higher rates of human trafficking, whereas those countries that have stopped any prosecution of sex trade workers but have prosecuted those who are buying sex, including pimps as well as johns, have had much more success in reducing human trafficking.
I wonder if the member would see value in an approach that allows us to support workers and support victims but continue to prosecute the pimps and johns who are victimizing these women, while also providing a housing-first approach to homelessness and other measures that were put in place in the past.
Does the member agree that we have seen the success of this Nordic Model in Canada as well as in other jurisdictions?