Prostitution Laws
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Ontario court dismisses sex workers’ Charter challenge, advocates pleasedThe Ontario Superior Court has decided to uphold the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act after a constitutional challenge from an alliance of sex worker advocates.PoliticsSep 18, 2023
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Lawyers for marginalized sex workers set to argue against prostitution lawsLawyers representing transgender, Indigenous and Black sex workers are expected to argue Tuesday how laws brought in by the Harper-era Conservatives are too restrictive.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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Victim in Montreal murder-suicide was a sex worker, suspect a violent client: advocatesAccording to a sex work organization, the 25-year-old woman was an escort who was likely working independently without an agency, which advocates say highly increases the risks.CrimeNov 25, 2021
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Sex workers say Canada’s laws put them in danger — and demand the new government fix themKnown as an "end-demand" model, the laws criminalize the purchasing of sex but decriminalize its sale.LifestyleDec 22, 2019
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Ontario will uphold new prostitution law after review finds it constitutionalOntario will uphold Canada's new prostitution law after a review by the province's attorney general found it to be constitutional, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Wednesday.Apr 1, 2015
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Men accused of trying to recruit women into sex trade in BarriePolice say two men are facing charges after allegedly approaching women in malls in Barrie, Ont., in an effort to recruit them into the sex trade.CrimeJan 21, 2015
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Wynne should have voiced concerns over prostitution laws earlier: FedsThe Justice minister says the Ontario premier should have spoken up long before the law came into effect.CanadaDec 20, 2014
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Feds should run prostitution like a business, protect workers: ReportThe Canadian Public Health Association recommends the government Impose health regulations on the prostitution industry.CanadaDec 12, 2014
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Controversy over when Canada’s new prostitution legislation comes into effectCanada's controversial new prostitution legislation comes into effect on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.CanadaDec 4, 2014
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Canada’s ‘most famous dominatrix’ booted from prostitution-law hearingsThe woman at the centre of the Supreme Court case which overturned the country's prostitution laws was thrown out of a Senate hearing studying a proposed replacement law.PoliticsSep 10, 2014
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