Justice committee  PCEPA recognizes that there is inequality between men and women. I would ask you to pay a lot of attention to the preamble, where Parliament states the purpose of the act. It recognizes the “social harm” caused by objectification. It recognizes that prostitution affects human dig

Justice committee  We have so little time. I would say before we move ahead that we need to verify what we mean by “sex worker”. There is a sleight of hand that's happening, where the term “sex worker” is being defined to include.... You're being tricked into believing that “sex worker” includes th

Justice committee  I think enforcement is the missing piece here. The police are not enforcing. The Crowns are not pressing charges. The question is, the act does not cause harm to exploited people.... Where there is harm to women, it's because of the lack of enforcement. The refusal of the police

Justice committee  I am here, but I can't hear the.... I'm on the English translation channel, but I can't hear the translator. It's incredibly difficult to hear anything she's saying.

Justice committee  Yes, we sent in a very brief brief, and we were advised that you would have trouble getting translation of the documents done in time.

Justice committee  Thank you for the invitation to present today. I'm here on behalf of Asian Women for Equality. Members of our group have lived experience of being in prostitution, and our members also have many years of working on the front lines of supporting women. One of our goals is to adva

Justice committee  I do, thank you.