Ontario's top court strikes down ban on brothels [View all]

[Lucy Goosey]

Last edited Mon Mar 26, 2012, 12:52 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: CBC

Ontario's top court has struck down the ban on brothels and ruled that prostitutes should be able to hire bodyguards.

The Ontario Court of Appeal agrees that the ban puts sex workers in danger and says they should be allowed to work safely indoors.


Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/03/26/ontario-appeal-court-sex-trade-laws-monday.html

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I expect our Conservative government to appeal this to Canada's Supreme Court, if they can, but it's an interesting ruling regardless.


ON EDIT: More information becoming available:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-top-court-legalizes-brothels-in-bid-to-protect-prostitutes/article2381372/page1/