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Feds’ new prostitution law raises safety issues Sex workers rights advocates start letter-writing campaign asking Premier Kathleen Wynne to test law’s constitutionality in Ontario Court of Appeal before “bodies piling up and violent incidents occurring” by Andrea Houston November 8, 2014...

The City of Vancouver's response to C-36 The City is concerned with the passing of Bill C-36, Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, as research confirms that criminalization of sex workers puts people engaged in sex work at further risk of increased violence. The passing of Bill...

I concur. :nod:

Human trafficking charges laid against Winnipeg man A 43-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with the human trafficking of a 25-year-old woman. According to the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), the man and woman met in Winnipeg and later travelled together to Brandon, where she was...

In an effort to help everyone stay updated on the Political/Legal issues affecting the Canadian Escort Industry, we're asking for your help in listing Media Items. Articles are often posted on BC/TO boards that are never mentioned on the QUE boards and vice versa, and people are more apt to...

Reckless Endangerment Co-written by Pivot Legal Society, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Stella, l'amie de Maimie, this updated document answers key questions about what changes Bill C-36 would make to the law if it were passed: What conduct related to sex work would be prohibited? In what...

C-36 An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Attorney General of Canada v. Bedford and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Short Title Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act Sponsor Minister of Justice Last Stage...

Tory prostitution bill gets Senate approval A Conservative bill aimed at restricting the sex trade and discouraging prostitution has passed the Senate, leaving it one step away from becoming law despite warnings it will endanger sex workers and could ultimately be found unconstitutional...

Senate passes controversial prostitution legislation C-36 The government’s controversial anti-prostitution legislation, Bill C-36, has passed the Senate without changes. It’s now on track to get royal assent before the end of the year, which would meet a deadline set by the Supreme Court of...

Bill C-36 passed 3rd reading in the Senate today, so all it needs now is Royal Assent. http://www.parl.gc.ca/LegisInfo/Bill...billId=6635303

You can to listen to, or watch recordings of the Senate Meetings from the last 2 days here: Title LCJC Meeting No. 45 Location Room 257, East Block Event Date Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014 Actual Start Time Wednesday, Oct 29, 04:11 PM EDT Actual End...

mistressmatisse ‏@mistressmatisse 27m27 minutes ago Am I really reading that Canadian Senate discussions of #c36 include wanting to force sex workers into faith-based rehab camps? WTF? Holly In Griffith ‏@HollyInAlbury 1h1 hour ago They want to send sex workers to a CAMP! Wtf ??? We need to...

Concerns mount over banned sex ads Indoor sex worker advocates say the federal government’s new prostitution laws will cause more harm than good. They are especially concerned about Bill C-36’s prohibition on the advertisement of sexual services, which indoor sex work relies on due to its...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2014 CBA warns of possible constitutional shortcomings in Bill C-36 OTTAWA – The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) cautions that Bill C-36, Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, introduced by the federal government in response to the Supreme...

Liberal Senator Mobina Jaffer speaking against Bill C-36 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 149, Issue 87 Tuesday, October 21, 2014 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Criminal Code Bill to Amend—Second Reading On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator...

Meeting cancelled http://www.parl.gc.ca/sencommitteebusiness/CommitteeMeetingSchedule.aspx?parl=41&ses=2&Language=E&comm_id=1011&pastMeetings=0

Former dominatrix to receive civil liberties award The former dominatrix who overturned Canada’s prostitution laws will receive the second annual Ontario Civil Liberties Award in Ottawa next month. Terri-Jean Bedford, who operated a bondage dungeon in Thornhill, Ont., until it was shut down...

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I never wanted to know this much about how our government functions. I am thoroughly disillusioned. :(

Online petitions are NOT accepted by the house. It is only admissible in original hard copy. Guidelines here: http://elizabethmaymp.ca/wp-content/...ion.pdf?7a6943