Tag: 2010

2010/09/28 | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press {Link to video} Canada’s prostitution laws are unconstitutional because they’re contributing to the danger faced by sex-trade workers, an Ontario court ruled Tuesday in striking down key provisions of the legislation. The Ontario

Antonia Zerbisias / The Toronto Star / Friday, Aug 27, 2010 It’s hard to picture Claire Jones in bed with organized crime. The curvy sex worker, who has been plying her prodigious assets for seven years now, could one day

Jeremy Hainsworth / Xtra West, Vancouver / Thursday, March 11, 2010 A police campaign to quietly collect sex workers’ DNA across Canada is raising red flags. Sex workers say it’s a violation of their rights. They don’t trust the police

February 8, 2010 By Dalson Chen, The Windsor Star Former escort Valerie Scott has a message for those who believe prostitution should be criminal on moral grounds: Get over it. On Monday, the law school held a panel discussion on

Friday, February 5, 2010 By MJ Deschamps, Centretown News Imagine going to work not knowing if you’ll be ripped off, battered or sexually abused. Not knowing if you’ll come home at the end of the day. For sex workers in Canada,