As we’ve toured with our film Red Light Green Light this past year, we’ve met many people who are passionate about justice. Prostitution has been framed primarily as an issue of injustice, and rightly so. It preys on vulnerability and disproportionately targets those on the margins. The new prostitution law, which prohibits the purchase of sex […]
Ensuring the Success of Canada’s Prostitution Law
On December 6, Canada’s new prostitution law took effect. I’ve written several posts highlighting the different components of the new law, as well as addressed some of the criticisms arising from the pro-sex work camp. I’ve included links to these posts at the bottom of this one, but today I’d like to shift my focus […]
Big News – Prostitution Bill C-36 Passes Senate!
There’s some exciting news coming out of Ottawa this week – Bill C-36 has passed Senate and is on track to receive Royal Assent before the end of the year, meeting the deadline set by the Supreme Court. So what exactly does this mean? It means that in the next few weeks, Canada will have […]