Justice committee  I would say that it is important for us to ensure that everybody who is on this committee and everyone right across Canada understands what the definition of “conflate” is. It's a term that is thrown around quite a bit, and I think it's important for us to make sure that we're on

Justice committee  I would say no. Human trafficking is an outcome of vulnerability. It's progressive in nature. As I mentioned, 75% of people who end up in the commercial sex industry were first exploited as children. I've seen in testimony through the work with the Alberta human trafficking tas

Justice committee  We're just starting to see a change in jurisdictions, where it is being applied uniformly. It has taken this long to start to see the co-operation that is needed for positive results. The fact that this committee is meeting, and how it's already been revealed through the process

Justice committee  Aside from penalties to the crimes of this nature.... There's a question that I asked a group of young men hockey players here in Alberta just this past Friday night in talking to them about this issue. They were 17 to 20 years old, young men about to enter adulthood and the worl

Justice committee  I would say that misapplication of the act causes harm. It has to be applied the way it was intended and the way it was written. Where it's uniformly and consistently applied, we are seeing that it's working. It's gaining incredible ground in Alberta right now, and in the work we

Justice committee  I would say that supporting and maintaining the PCEPA, and enhancing the legislation as it is, would be valuable for Canadians. Women, girls, youth and children, and a disproportionate number of indigenous people, are lured into the sex industry. The PCEPA addresses this issue. B

Justice committee  #NotInMyCity is an organization I founded about five years ago here in Calgary, where I am right now. The idea behind this organization was to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking and to disrupt human trafficking and sexual exploitation, especially as they relate

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Today I’m pleased to present to you and this standing committee for your deliberation of the review of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, or the PCEPA. Thank you for your invitation. I'll be speaking in support of the PCEPA. I’m here