Justice committee  Absolutely not.

Justice committee  No, I wouldn't. As a matter of fact, this is what we do on a daily basis with police officers. That's exactly what we do. We are not targeting. We are not raiding. There are no police raids like the opposite parties have said in the media. By the way, in the first three weeks t

Justice committee  That's right.

Justice committee  I don't think it should just be programs like ours. I think there are programs that the opposite side is providing as well. We believe there are women who got into prostitution one way or another, and I believe they get to a place in their life when they decide they would like to

Justice committee  I'll be waiting for your call.

Justice committee  I don't understand the question. It's just the way you framed it. English is my second language still. Sorry.

Justice committee  You mean, if I would have been able to say that I was just raped?

Justice committee  I'm sorry.

Justice committee  My answer is no.

Justice committee  Thank you so much for your comments previously, and thank you very much for the great question. I just want to comment quickly that there are already in the Criminal Code laws about sexual abuse and assault. Just because it's in the Criminal Code that doesn't stop the johns and

Justice committee  I want to start by saying that as I sit here listening, I zone out. I'm leaving my body and listening to the argument they are making. I believe this isn't really a debate about our next legislation. This is a debate about where Canada as a society will go next. This is a debate

Justice committee  The correct way for me to answer that is that the majority of the women that we have seen—which is about 300 in the last four years—were forced into prostitution. We do not deny the fact that there are women in this industry who entered into this industry of their own will, jus

Justice committee  It's absolutely not.

Justice committee  We agree with that, but we would go further and say that instead of criminalizing we would like to apprehend the child under the age of 18 in need of protection.

Justice committee  I was trafficked under the age of 20, but the majority of the victims we are working with now are 16, and I'm not making that up.