Brothels' legal status pondered by Supreme Court

[Art Mann]

Ontario, federal governments to argue
against any decriminalization

The Canadian Press Posted: Jun 13, 2013 6:30 AM PT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 7:50 AM PT

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments today on the constitutionality of Canada's prostitution law.

The hearing follows last year's Ontario Court of Appeal decision striking down the Criminal Code ban on bawdy houses on the grounds that the law puts sex workers in danger by forcing them to work outside.

Osgoode Hall law professor Alan Young will be leading the court challenge.

He is representing three women at the centre of the case: retired dominatrix Terri-Jean Bedford, former prostitute Valerie Scott and Vancouver sex worker Amy Lebovitch.

Lawyers for the federal government and the province of Ontario will be arguing against any decriminalization.

In all, the court has set aside five and a half hours to hear from more than a dozen interested parties.

YOU CAN READ MORE HERE

But if you're really interested in following what's happening, check out this awesome Twitter feed by the amazing Miss Alanna Johnson, live from in the courtroom:
https://twitter.com/AlannaJohnsonSP

More informative than any of the official media.

 

[User-E]

The twitter feed is awesome!

You're my 'go to guy' when I need to know important stuff Art.

:wink2:

 

[Wanker]

But why?. Don't they know it's safer for the ladies.

Lawyers for the federal government and the province of Ontario will be arguing against any decriminalization.

 

[DannyDeVito]

Never knew that.

Terri-Jean Bedford is one of three sex workers who challenged Canada's prostitution laws and won a ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal that deemed two of the three main Criminal Code provisions governing prostitution unconstitutional. (Colin Perkel/Canadian Press)

 

[-b]

I think it time for people to grow up ....Understand the Danger
they but these Ladies, Mothers, Daughters, Aunts, and the Men side too...

So what if you do not like their choice of Profession.....At least take them
Safe.....And the Ladies need to stop feeling that they need to hid....
This pisses me off.....F**king People can't be nice to each other....

People would rather have murders rapist, child rapist....etc safe in Jail in their own units then to have a
Safe Place for the Escorts.......Who are not even hurting anybody....

If the public can not see this then F**k Them.....Sorry...not in the best of Moods...
I tell my friends I see Escorts, I tell my friends they are People....And if one
of my Friends do not understand....we debate it...and a lot are becoming
more aware......Even the 3 Dumb Blondes....:LMAO:

Yes Rapist, Molesters and Murders....they need to be Safe....:grrrrrr: F**k Them
and Make the Ladies and Gentles Safe.....

 

[Prick]

Never knew that.

Terri-Jean Bedford is one of three sex workers who challenged Canada's prostitution laws and won a ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal that deemed two of the three main Criminal Code provisions governing prostitution unconstitutional.(Colin Perkel/Canadian Press)

Where you've been hiding Danny :unknw:

 

[L._s.]

But why?. Don't they know it's safer for the ladies.

Lawyers for the federal government and the province of Ontario will be arguing against any decriminalization.

Politics.

 

[TINY]

Way to go Alanna.

 

[Al Bumin]

Way to go Alanna.

Yummy.

 

[Silvio Burlusconi]

I was watching the news the other night with my mother and T-girl Nikki was on.
I said "That's a dude!"
Mother asked how I knew so I told her a guy I know "HOF" was a big fan.

 

[papasmerf]

I was watching the news the other night with my mother and T-girl Nikki was on.
I said "That's a dude!"
Mother asked how I knew so I told her a guy I know "HOF" was a big fan.

attic or basement??

 

[Silvio Burlusconi]

attic or basement??

CEILING!

 

[dreamblade]

@Burlusconi: You're a rude idiot. GTFO

@All: Alanna Johnson was amazing in tweeting the play by play. From all the feeds I've been able to review, it has been a re-hash of the OSCC appeals hearing on the case: The pro-decrim side arguing reason and safety, the prohibitionist side arguing with (their) moral stance and sighting disproven or fallacious statistics. The judges seemed more sympathetic to sex workers rights, which is a big hope, but it guarantees nothing. One of the best quotes was from Jonathan Shime of HIV/AIDS legal network, with this analogy: "it's legal to drive a Brinks truck, & wrong for government to stop a Brinks driver who wants to grab a bullet proof vest & strap it on like a condom to protect my safety." It got an ovation.

For a complete rundown, and background of the entire case, I found this link to be pretty informative:

https://rabble.ca/news/2013/06/decr...bedford-case-supreme-court-what-its-all-about

 

[Silvio Burlusconi]