Justice committee  I can't speak specifically to the report that you're quoting from, but I want to address the assertion that's been put forward before the committee that it will be a free-for-all in Canada with decriminalization. That is simply not going to happen. It's a different issue, and ma

Justice committee  I'd like to address the end demand aim of PCEPA. It's preposterous for Canada to think that it is going to do something that no society or any other country has ever done in the history of the world, which is to end sex work. If the government is interested in ending demand, you

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Garrison. I'd first like to start by commending you for respectfully listening to all of the witnesses throughout the hearings and to acknowledge that, at every opportunity you had, you brought this discussion back to the issue at hand, while it was being conflate

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. PCEPA needs to be repealed in its entirety. No amendments that could be made would protect sex workers. As I stated previously, for the population of sex workers we work with—newcomer, migrant and immigrant women—PCEPA acts as the gateway and the entr

Justice committee  There are already a multitude of laws in the Criminal Code of Canada that can be enforced to prevent trafficking from happening or to keep the situation from evolving into a full-blown trafficking situation. For example, if a woman is being assaulted or exploited, there are alrea

Justice committee  Good afternoon, committee members. My name is Alison Clancey, and I am the executive director of SWAN Vancouver. For the past 20 years, SWAN has supported newcomer, migrant and immigrant women who do indoor sex work. SWAN is a member of the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Wo

Justice committee  Yes.