Top court will hear prostitution law challenge

[rae rae shorty]

This could prove interesting.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a challenge on the legality of Canada's anti-prostitution law.
The high court granted the leave application brought by the federal attorney general in the case involving Vancouver's Downtown Eastside sex workers.
Last fall, the B.C. Court of Appeal set aside a lower court ruling that said the sex workers did not have standing to challenge the case. The attorney general appealed to the Supreme Court, which has now decided to hear the case.
A retired B.C. prostitute and a group representing sex-trade workers on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside launched the case in 2007, arguing that Canada's prostitution law forces sex workers onto the streets, where they face an increased risk of violence.
Prostitution in Canada is technically legal, but there are prohibitions on keeping a bawdy house, communicating for the purposes of prostitution or living off the avails of prostitution.

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc-article.aspx?cp-documentid=28203764

 

[ladedamom]

speaking of which, what happened to the countrywide appeal that was supposed to happen?

 

[Khan K]

It will be coming to a head at the end of this month. And it's not a country-wide appeal, it's the Federal and Provincial governments mounting a case against in Ontario only.

 

[Gitane Demone]

If Harper wins a majority the right wing Christian supporters will force the conservatives to pass new anti- prostitution legislation.

 

[Peyton]

They may try, but they won't be ale to. Polls already showed Canadians are quite tolerant of the Oldest profession and just want to see it safe. Since none of the parties are really popular right now, the election will yield more of the same: Harper (possibly Ignatieff) in a minority government.

 

[amz]

I dont think that any of the major parties will want to open this can of worms, with new legislation. Too much down side compared to the potential gain(from a political point of view).

They may say that they will deal with it, but pressing matters like the economy will take precedence.
IMHO