Quebec adopts motion on sexual exploitation of minors [Video]

The Quebec legislature has adopted a motion to denounce a publicly funded organization that promotes “forms of sexual exploitation of minors,” according to the Parti Québécois (PQ).

The PQ specifically targeted Projet d’intervention auprès des mineurs prostitués (PIAMP), a Montreal-based organization that received $350,000 in public funding last year.

PIAMP even received $2,000 in 2023-2024 from Mercier MNA Ruba Ghazal, Quebec solidaire’s new women’s co-spokesperson.

The motion adopted calls on the government to cease all public funding of organizations that encourage forms of sexual exploitation of minors.

All parties voted in favour, with 100 MNAs present at the time of the vote. Only independent MNA Youri Chassin abstained.

The PIAMP’s mission is “to listen to, support and accompany in (its) steps any person aged between 12 and 25 who exchanges or is likely to exchange sexual services for any form of remuneration,” according to its website.

The PQ is particularly …