The Ontario Superior Court is hearing the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform’s case for overturning the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act.

People connected to the industry say the Jan. 22 death of Marylene Levesque in a suburban Quebec City hotel has exposed hypocrisy in the way the law is enforced in this country and highlighted the cowardice of Canada's political class on the issue of sex work.

Known as an "end-demand" model, the laws criminalize the purchasing of sex but decriminalize its sale.