Status of Women committee  It mirrors the same problems I suffered—and Kelly Mombourquette and Amber Carrie Potts—at the hand of North Preston's Finest in south Regent Park.

Status of Women committee  As a survivor of human trafficking, I ask for your indulgence with accommodation if my brain stops to work and I stall. I want to first just say thank you, Madam Chair and members, for your hard and ongoing work. I'm going to outline my collective points at the beginning so that if I'm not able to speak to them, you can reintroduce them to me in the form of questions so that I may respond.

Justice committee  Oh my gosh.

Justice committee  I'm actually part of an organization that has boots on the ground in New Zealand, and I have a good friend who's a councillor in one of the communities in New Zealand. The authorities are still not completely satisfied that what they have done is in the best interests, especially not for the immigrant population, although that's important.

Justice committee  My final point on this is that the Maori indigenous women have said unequivocally that it's not working for them.

Justice committee  I believe that in the course of these hearings, you've heard multiple amendment recommendations. The first would be to have a better capacity to put into action in every province, in every community, exactly what the original intention was of this law. We haven't seen that, and as a result it's really hard to have a measuring stick against it.

Justice committee  There are so many answers to that question that I don't think time is going to allow us. I am finalizing a brief that I will be submitting post-presentation to committee for your review. The first thing I want to answer is by saying that with PCEPA we have had a means to discover acts perpetrated against oppressed persons and against minors in the short time it's been on the books.

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  Thank you, Chair. This is a very difficult day. I am Kelly Tallon Franklin with Courage for Freedom. I'm CED and chair of committees for Canadian and international ECOSOC organizations for business and professional women. As a survivor of the sex trade, I share current experiences with over 427 minor-aged women and girls, personally and professionally supported.