Status of Women committee  I'm sorry. I thought it was a windmill.

Status of Women committee  Can I update you on two items you raised? One is around how we collect data. The Human Trafficking Hotline in Toronto acts for the entire country and is doing data collection, which is very valuable. Secondly, I just wanted to—

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. Traffickers will recruit from wherever they can, whether it's online, on the streets, at a bar or a restaurant or wherever it is. Of course, online is a major hub for luring, but more importantly, it's a major hub for exploitation. Many girls, particularly those who

Status of Women committee  Yes, it's an important part of the puzzle.

Status of Women committee  No.

Status of Women committee  Women in the commercial sex industry are not generally charged or criminalized. They are immune from prosecution. It is the demand for service—the men—that is criminalized. There is a section in the legislation, however, that may criminalize women if they are prostituting themsel

Status of Women committee  First of all, it's important to note that women and girls are immune from prosecution under the PCEPA. That's very important, except there's one clause in PCEPA that does criminalize women if they are prostituting themselves in specific areas. We do not support that, and we would

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  It was temporarily shut down. There was a lot of effort done by a woman in California and Pornhub was taken down, but it will be right back.

Status of Women committee  It's right back now.

Status of Women committee  Yes, it's been sold. That's it.

Status of Women committee  Femicide is about the killing of women because they are women. I would say that trafficking is about exploiting women and girls because they are women and girls. We know that a number of women and girls are killed by their traffickers or sex purchasers, and we've seen that, so th

Status of Women committee  I totally agree with that. What is important to recognize is that in almost all crimes against women, the sentence for the perpetrator is much less than it would be if it were a man.

Status of Women committee  I am very supportive of the bill. Unfortunately, because it's not being enforced, it's difficult to say how much it is working. We do know from the Juristat released in 2021 that before and after studies show there has been an effective response, that women and girls are able to

Status of Women committee  I do, and I was going to leave this paper with you so you would have it.