Too often, Thériault said, the increased demand during Grand Prix weekend is for underaged girls. Specific statistics showing the increase during Grand Prix weekend are hard to pinpoint, the different groups behind the campaign said on Wednesday. “The phenomenon of child prostitution during Grand Prix weekend has been known for years,” Québec Solidaire MNA Manon Massé said in a statement. Less than two weeks ahead of Grand Prix weekend, a new awareness campaign targeting sexual exploitation will be plastered across Montreal on billboards and city buses: Buying sex is not a sport. “In Montreal, you can order a woman the same way you can order a pizza,” said Nathalie Khlat, president of human rights group Phare des Affranchies.

Source: National Post June 02, 2016 14:26 UTC