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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.85,0:00:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[You might] notice I'm holding cue cards.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.42,0:00:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm holding cue cards
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.70,0:00:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are going to help me\Nto focus on my message
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.44,0:00:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while at the same time
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.69,0:00:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shielding me from painful memories\Nand intrusive thoughts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.30,0:00:28.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because my story\Nisn't an easy one to tell.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.97,0:00:32.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, every time I tell my story,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.55,0:00:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm retraumatized.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.70,0:00:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if sharing my story
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.67,0:00:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means that one more girl\Nhas a chance at freedom,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.16,0:00:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it's worth it for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.13,0:00:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up in my family wasn't easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.68,0:00:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mental health problems and abuse
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.59,0:00:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can destabilize a family.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.89,0:00:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But abuse doesn't just exist in a vacuum.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.29,0:01:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't just start or stop\Nin one individual's life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.56,0:01:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It permeates every action\Nand activity of their being.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.05,0:01:09.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mental health problems and abuse
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.49,0:01:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,led to neglect,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.21,0:01:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and neglect left me\Non the streets of Scarborough
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.36,0:01:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a very young girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.47,0:01:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I distinctly recall going back to school.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.77,0:01:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember each year,\Nthe teacher would ask us,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.45,0:01:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Write down what you did that summer."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.77,0:01:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so ashamed; I was paralyzed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.23,0:01:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't go to summer camp.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.75,0:01:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, I didn't go to the cottage.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.69,0:01:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was the kid that played\Noutside all day long.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.66,0:01:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no regular structure.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.46,0:01:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no routine for most anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.75,0:01:51.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One summer, I was raped by a stranger;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.80,0:01:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another, abused and degraded\Nby the neighborhood boys.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.86,0:01:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was always in fight-or-flight mode.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.96,0:02:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seemed like danger\Nwas lurking around every corner.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.20,0:02:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I learned that summer
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.63,0:02:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was how to remain hypervigilant,\Nhow to avoid attack -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.44,0:02:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that no young girl\Nshould ever have to learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.81,0:02:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it didn't stop\Nwith the neighborhood boys.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.58,0:02:25.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would later be abused at the hands\Nof a multi-generational pedophile.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.29,0:02:29.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was his words that kept me trapped.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.17,0:02:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he said,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.86,0:02:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Your parents won't love you anymore\Nif you tell on me,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.71,0:02:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my isolated environment,\NI believed him.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.22,0:02:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my behaviors started to reflect\Nthe environment that I lived in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.52,0:02:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't remember a time back then
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.08,0:02:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when my body ever felt like my own.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.77,0:02:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At 17, I started moving from club to club.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.34,0:03:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I first started stripping.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.67,0:03:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then later, I worked for a smut magazine,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.89,0:03:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I would meet
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.90,0:03:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the most dangerous people\NI've ever encountered.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.38,0:03:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, I was on this never ending quest
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.27,0:03:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have some form of agency\Nover my own body,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.32,0:03:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a source of power I had never had before.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.50,0:03:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, my phone rang.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.51,0:03:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was looking at my gas gauge,\Nsitting on empty.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.05,0:03:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was my old co-worker\Nfrom the magazine company.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.24,0:03:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He called me to tell me he was running\NToronto's largest massage parlor,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.65,0:03:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he wanted me\Nto come and join his stable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.28,0:03:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word "stable"\Ndidn't even give me pause.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.93,0:03:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, on the outside,\Nit looked like a normal business,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.50,0:03:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except it wasn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.44,0:04:00.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This massage parlor had 10 rooms,\Nand they were always busy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.98,0:04:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were between 40 to 60\Nwomen and girls on rotation in the spa.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.53,0:04:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A massage was between 40 and 50 dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.42,0:04:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd get a 10-dollar commission
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.91,0:04:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you didn't have a fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.82,0:04:19.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you could have a fine\Nfor just about anything:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.22,0:04:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being late, talking back
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.08,0:04:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or not having a perfectly primped body.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.42,0:04:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was expected
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.07,0:04:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the girls could earn\Nconsiderably more money
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.86,0:04:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by doing extras.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.75,0:04:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by doing extras,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.57,0:04:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am talking about some of the most\Nunimaginable and degrading acts.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.42,0:04:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Police raids,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.42,0:04:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they occurred in these places,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.10,0:04:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but no police officer, no bylaw official\Never offered me help.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.88,0:04:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one ever said, "Hey,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.54,0:04:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is there somewhere else you'd rather be?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.76,0:05:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or "I know somebody you can call.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.73,0:05:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can I connect you two?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.48,0:05:09.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this would be my life\Nfor the next nearly nine years.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.06,0:05:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you're listening to my story
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.01,0:05:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're thinking,\N"How foolish is this girl!"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.96,0:05:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I wasn't foolish.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.14,0:05:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was vulnerable,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.81,0:05:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was naive
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.17,0:05:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was a perfect target.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.07,0:05:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't have a sense of belonging.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.39,0:05:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't feel wanted or valued\Nfor anything other than my body.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.70,0:05:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had started to deceive myself:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.07,0:05:41.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is my choice.\NI'm making this money."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.47,0:05:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in hindsight,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.85,0:05:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there wasn't much choice involved at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.58,0:05:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This wasn't work; it was trafficking.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.44,0:05:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was told how to dress,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.42,0:05:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who to have sex with,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.70,0:05:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where to live -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.01,0:05:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.63,0:06:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt scared almost all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.33,0:06:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The man who recruited me,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.42,0:06:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he manipulated me
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.42,0:06:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into thinking and believing\Nthat he was my protector,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.83,0:06:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my boyfriend,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.33,0:06:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except he wasn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.08,0:06:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was my trafficker,\Nand I was little more than his property.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.93,0:06:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time, he made me a manager -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.22,0:06:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.70,0:06:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was not an act of saving me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.23,0:06:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was not a promotion.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.92,0:06:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was him trying to build his status\Nand grow his power.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.97,0:06:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.26,0:06:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he ran a licensed body rub parlor.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.99,0:06:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This allowed him to look\Nlike a legitimate businessman.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.44,0:06:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This license
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.06,0:06:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allows you to rub, knead or stimulate\Nany muscle in the human body.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.34,0:06:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Officially,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.80,0:07:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these words don't mean\Nthat sex is on the menu,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.16,0:07:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my experience\Nand that of thousands of others
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.05,0:07:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggest differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.98,0:07:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somewhere between the letter of the law,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.16,0:07:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the predatory practices\Nof massage parlor owners and operators,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.89,0:07:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the willingness for police\Nto look the other way,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.21,0:07:27.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our city has created\Nthe licensed brothel system.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.57,0:07:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A massage parlor keeps the schedule,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.04,0:07:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,manages all of the advertising
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.16,0:07:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fields all of the calls,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.99,0:07:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freeing up a trafficker\Nto look for another victim.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.99,0:07:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buyers,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.15,0:07:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they don't have to go to a seedy motel.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.02,0:07:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Massage parlors and holistic centers,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.92,0:07:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ones on the way\Nto and from your home and work,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.55,0:07:56.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they provide a facade
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.85,0:07:59.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of acceptability,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.68,0:08:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,safety and option
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.97,0:08:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a woman's part.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.55,0:08:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even worse,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.23,0:08:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fact that all of this\Nhappens inside of a licensed system
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.88,0:08:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means that we are enshrining a man's right
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.43,0:08:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to buy a living, breathing human being.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.33,0:08:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what we're talking about.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.58,0:08:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what sex trafficking\Nlooks like in Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.63,0:08:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the brothel hidden in plain sight,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.98,0:08:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where women are trapped\Nand, many, enslaved.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.15,0:08:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here, all of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.30,0:08:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of us are deceived into believing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.99,0:08:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that what's happening is a woman's choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.56,0:08:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, our cities license\Nthese parlors and holistic centers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.45,0:08:55.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in their point of view,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.30,0:08:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not officially granting\Na license for a brothel,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.02,0:09:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they are well aware\Nof what's happening behind closed doors.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.98,0:09:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not all massage centers are like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.68,0:09:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, legitimate owners,\Nthey're not open until 4:00 am.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.15,0:09:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't advertise their staff\Nin scantily clad clothing
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.04,0:09:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on escort websites.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.94,0:09:22.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how are these types of massage parlors,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.100,0:09:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how are they able to thrive?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.78,0:09:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here in Canada, each municipality
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.56,0:09:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has the power and control\Nto grant the licenses for their area.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.93,0:09:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The higher levels of government,\Nthey know that these problems exist,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.42,0:09:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet they take no responsibility
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.84,0:09:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by saying that they don't\Nmake the decisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.37,0:09:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the municipalities do.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.77,0:09:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even one of our more celebrated\Nand successful politicians
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.10,0:10:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was found inside a massage parlor,\Nwith no negative impacts to his career.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.65,0:10:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's as if we're saying,\N"We're okay with this."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.03,0:10:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I refuse to believe that;\NI just simply don't.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.75,0:10:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in a meeting
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.37,0:10:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the most high senior officials\Nfrom Municipal Licensing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.36,0:10:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I specifically asked.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.41,0:10:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "You guys know\Nthat this isn't just massage, right?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.16,0:10:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their response?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.44,0:10:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yeah, we know that these are\Njust fronts for brothels."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.11,0:10:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone knows about this problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.78,0:10:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet no one is taking the lead to solve it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.13,0:10:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I eventually escaped my circumstances.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.51,0:10:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I literally slept for three days straight.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.98,0:10:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was my soul that hurt,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.92,0:10:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for where there was no hospital.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.36,0:10:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Discovering my faith\Nin a supportive community
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.56,0:10:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guided me to seek counselling,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.76,0:11:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where my journey to recovery began.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.20,0:11:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you see, getting out is one thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.52,0:11:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but staying out, that's just as hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.15,0:11:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With this understanding,\NI started BridgeNorth.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.45,0:11:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to be a part of the solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.42,0:11:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to help end\Nsex trafficking in Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.20,0:11:24.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We offer services to women.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.07,0:11:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'll contact us\Nfor peer mentorship and support,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.36,0:11:31.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,medical care, food assistances,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.30,0:11:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many other services as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.93,0:11:37.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also provide-
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.36,0:11:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sorry, we also provide\Npublic education,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.60,0:11:44.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we advocate to change our laws
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.44,0:11:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this problem\Nis still so hidden in plain sight.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.48,0:11:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There really are more victims out there\Nthan you think there are.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.59,0:11:58.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some enter this\Ndangerous world like I had;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.22,0:12:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others, children and youth,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.64,0:12:06.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're lured out of foster care,\Ngroup homes, shelters,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.41,0:12:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or from their own families.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.47,0:12:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The common thread
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.100,0:12:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that traffickers look to exploit\Nthe vulnerabilities of their victim -
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.34,0:12:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,common thread, all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.55,0:12:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where I was trafficked,\Nthere were up to 60 women working.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.47,0:12:29.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The massage parlor I was at\Nmade under just two million a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.49,0:12:32.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That doesn't include any of the money
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.100,0:12:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made in the rooms by the girls -
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.02,0:12:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's what we know\Nas the trafficker's cut.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.86,0:12:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't include any money\Nmade by going to after-hours parties
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.97,0:12:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or by other things,\Nlike selling drugs or weapons.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.48,0:12:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine for a second, that's just one.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.88,0:12:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine thousands\Nof these places across Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.31,0:12:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, as a survivor,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.90,0:13:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe we have to tackle\Nthe systemic problems
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.26,0:13:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that foster trafficking\Nin the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.92,0:13:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why in 2014,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.94,0:13:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spoke out against sexual exploitation
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.69,0:13:17.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before the Justice\Nand Human Rights Committee.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.98,0:13:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I helped to lobby\Nfor the passing of a bill,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.64,0:13:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "Protection of Communities\Nand Exploited Persons Act."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.65,0:13:32.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We advocated for Canada to adopt\Nthe leading practices from Sweden.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.35,0:13:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This Nordic model,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.95,0:13:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it penalizes the buyers
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.23,0:13:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while helping women to exit.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.83,0:13:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This bill was passed and is now law,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.60,0:13:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet still, we're not seeing\Nvery much action at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.20,0:13:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not seeing arrests of buyers,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.20,0:13:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're not seeing adequate funding
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.68,0:14:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for services that women need\Nto heal and recover.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.63,0:14:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, here and now,\Nwe have this legal framework
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.69,0:14:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we don't have it in use.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.05,0:14:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From Canada,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.47,0:14:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is normally such a leader\Non so many fronts,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.40,0:14:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a country that's known\Nfor women's empowerment
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.03,0:14:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for gender equality,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.76,0:14:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet still, we need action\Nto match our intention.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.76,0:14:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So where do we start?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.02,0:14:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, first, we need\Nto abolish sex trafficking.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.80,0:14:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its harms are inherent
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.69,0:14:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and simply cannot be licensed\Nor legislated in a better way.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.11,0:14:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, women trapped\Nshould be given support to help them exit.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.41,0:14:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These women, they need to be safe\Nfrom the repercussions of bad actors.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.98,0:15:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, we need more support\Nfrom people like you,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.14,0:15:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like you.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.29,0:15:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have spoken to numerous federal\Nand municipal government officials,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.86,0:15:14.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they all say the same thing to me:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.46,0:15:19.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I can only address what my constituents\Nbring to my attention."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.78,0:15:24.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Write them,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.24,0:15:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,call them,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.39,0:15:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell them that women being exploited\Nand trafficked inside of massage parlors
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.25,0:15:35.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not acceptable.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.91,0:15:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In conclusion,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:39.65,0:15:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it takes just one person - it really does.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.19,0:15:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I share my story today because I'm free,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.16,0:15:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that freedom\NI cannot take for granted.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.79,0:15:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe everybody in our country\Nshould have that same right.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.77,0:15:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sharing my story today
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.72,0:15:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I am hopeful.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.25,0:16:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have seen, I have witnessed
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.40,0:16:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the strength inside of the women\Nwe're talking about.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.33,0:16:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These women are future leaders,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.35,0:16:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entrepreneurs,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.03,0:16:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moms;
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.71,0:16:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are game changers.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.80,0:16:19.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All they need is a chance,\Njust like the one I had.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.96,0:16:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took one person.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.69,0:16:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her name was Kathy;
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.83,0:16:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her husband, Jim.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.79,0:16:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They each extended a hand of love to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.61,0:16:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They both had shown me again\Nwhat humanity was all about,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.64,0:16:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they assisted\Nto bring back my self-worth.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.64,0:16:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is something that you can do\Nfor someone else too.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.95,0:16:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) (Cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.78,0:16:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.97,0:16:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) (Cheers)