TORONTO – The Supreme Court of Canada is willing to take a look at the country’s main laws controlling prostitution.
The top court said today it will hear a government appeal of a ruling striking down the ban on brothels.
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Ontario’s top court had ruled the ban on bawdy houses increased the dangers prostitutes face because it forces them to work outside.
The Ontario court also upheld a ban on soliciting and reworded the law against living on the avails of prostitution.
The Supreme Court will also hear a cross-appeal by sex-trade workers on the soliciting ban.
The top court says a stay on legalizing brothels will remain in place until it decides the case.
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