Justice committee  I'm sorry. We don't have much time so I'm going to keep this speed up.

Justice committee  Good afternoon. My name is Émilie Laliberté, and I am a sex worker. I am here as the francophone spokesperson for the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform. Sex workers have not really been made the focus of these reforms, even though they will result in legislation that wi

Justice committee  Thank you. This moralistic view has produced a bill that, in its current form, in no way addresses the concerns raised by the Supreme Court of Canada. Nor does it comply with the spirit of the Bedford ruling, the intent of which was to allow the implementation of safety measure

Justice committee  Ms. Benedet.

Justice committee  First of all, Ms. Benedet did not distinguish between victims of trafficking and consenting adults in the sex industry. As my colleague Naomi Sayers made abundantly clear, those who are forced to provide sexual services against their will are victims of exploitation. That isn't s

Justice committee  If children live next door, will I be able to see my clients at home, when a child could go out on their balcony, for instance? Forgive me, but that's ridiculous. It makes no sense. A person under the age of 18 could be present anywhere. Mr. MacKay confirmed that this morning whe

Justice committee  Police solicitation?

Justice committee  In fact, it makes me wonder about the message the government wants to send Canadians. Is its priority to spend its entire morality budget, the entire policing budget, the entire public safety budget on putting undercover officers in hotel rooms to arrest clients? Or is its priori

Justice committee  I was 19.

Justice committee  How does your question relate to Bill C-36?

Justice committee  I'm just asking you a question.

Justice committee  I agree with what Ms. Sayers said. The prostitution reforms and the Bedford ruling have nothing to do with underage prostitution. You're trying to steer the debate away from the real issues and the content of Bill C-36.

Justice committee  Ms. Sayers will answer first, followed by me.

Justice committee  In my ads, I don't objectify myself or my body. I describe my personality, and above all, I list the services I want to provide and the prices I charge for those services. I also list the services I do not wish to offer. Simply by posting my ad, I've been able to pre-negotiate t

Justice committee  Excuse me...?