Tag: 2010

Dan Gardner // The Ottawa Citizen // December 2, 2010 At a recent town hall, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff took a question from the audience about the prostitution laws. Almost two months ago, an Ontario judge ruled that Canada’s prostitution laws

November 1, 2010 // Crystal Jackson and Barbara Brents // Ms. Magazine In a landmark ruling for women, the Ontario (Canada) Superior Court struck down existing laws against prostitution. This is a win for all women–at least in Canada. Decriminalizing sex work

Will post names online of anyone with prostitution-related charges Dale Carruthers // Londoner // October 28, 2010 London police are using a new strategy to crack down on the world’s oldest profession. An innovative campaign targeting the city’s sex trade

Katie Anderson // October 15, 2010 // Centretown News Ottawa Centre’s MPP will have to rethink his private member’s bill if laws on prostitution become of no force and effect in Ontario. Yasir Naqvi introduced a private member’s bill in 2008,

Thaddeus M. Baklinski // LifeSiteNews.com // October 13, 2010 The BC Court of Appeal ruled on October 12 that a Vancouver based pro-prostitution lobby group will be allowed to challenge Canada’s prostitution laws in court. Madam Justice Mary E. Saunders

Kirk Makin // Globe and Mail // October 13, 2010 A group of prostitutes who felled the country’s prostitution laws two weeks ago are willing to support a four-month moratorium before the landmark ruling comes into effect – for a price. The

Charlie Smith // October 11, 2010 // Vancouver Straight Every once in a while, a journalist will claim that the average age of entry into prostitution is 14. It’s an effective argument for prohibitionists, who would like to ban men from

Rick Harp // October 11, 2010 // Media Indigena A potentially divisive debate is underway among women’s advocates after a provincial court recently struck down some of the laws restricting prostitution in Canada. And as the Toronto Star‘s Antonia Zerbisias writes, “even

Sean Mallen // Vancouver Sun // October 8, 2010 TORONTO — Federal prostitution laws that were struck down by an Ontario judge last week will be extended another month. When Justice Susan Himel handed down her decision Sept. 28, she

Catholic Register // Editorial // October 7, 2010 In striking down three prostitution laws an Ontario judge sparked a firestorm of debate about various legal and safety issues related to the so-called world’s oldest profession. But, at heart, prostitution is a

Crown has 30 days to appeal before ruling becomes law Raymond Kwan // October 6, 2010 // Excalibur (York University) TORONTO (CUP) — Alan Young played a pivotal role an Ontario court’s decision to strike down key provisions in Canada’s

Ali Churchill // October 6, 2010 // The Gateway (University of Alberta) The immortal George Carlin once asked, “Selling is legal. Fucking is legal. So why is selling fucking illegal?” There was good news for Carlin last week — an