Friday 20 December 2013

The verdict came down...

...and so did Canada's prostitution laws (well, not for another year).

The Supreme Court of Canada's judgment can be found here.

Parliament now has one year to come up with a new means of regulating Canada's sex trade. In the meantime, the status quo will be maintained, unfortunately.

It is hoped that, in their effort to come up with a constitutionally sound means of regulating sex work, Parliamentarians will seek and throughly consider input from stakeholders from all corners of the ring.

If you are a stakeholder interested in learning what options are available to you, then please feel free to contact my office.

I will be reading and considering this judgment. Future posts will explain the impact of the Bedford decision and consider what considerations should be at the forefront of lawmakers' minds as they get to work on this very important job. All three levels of court found that present laws endanger the lives of those in the sex-trade. Whatever replaces these laws must regulate the industry without repeating past errors.

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