Justice committee  We believe decriminalization is the best help for people in the sex industry, and a focus away from criminalization and more on social services. As Ms. Duffy explained, there are already provisions in the Criminal Code for robbery, for assault, for kidnapping, for any crime that

Justice committee  We are a member of the alliance with Jenn Clamen and Maggie's, and we are fully in support of decriminalization. We don't believe that this law supports sex workers at all. We believe it harms sex workers, as Ms. Duffy and Ms. Clamen have made extremely clear. We don't believe it

Justice committee  I could speak to that. We have a unique working relationship with the Victoria Police Department that's very collaborative. They've agreed not to enforce the PCEP Act in our community, which allows for a lot of safety for our sex workers. We have a police liaison program which

Justice committee  Hello. Peers Victoria Resources Society is a local grassroots organization for sex workers in greater Victoria. Since 1995 we have offered outreach, drop-in, housing, health, violence prevention, small business training, peer support worker training services and more. We serve a

Justice committee  I apologize.

Justice committee  With sex work legally defined as inherently exploitive, violence against sex workers' bodies is naturalized. When the only way of helping sex workers is to rescue them, those who are actively engaged in sex work are seen as disposable. Their voices are deprioritized, and they fac