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From selling sex to Osgoode Hall
Daniel Dale writes for the Toronto Star:
Even at diverse York University, the woman in the front row is a curious sight. She takes notes on an unlined piece of white paper. Her arms are tattooed. Her brown hair is streaked pink. And her bespectacled gaze is firm.
Government makes a submission in the prostitution case
Prostitution laws not irrational, lawyer argues
Tracey Tyler writes for the Toronto Star:
Just because prostitution is illegal in public and commercial venues in Canada but not in hotel rooms and homes doesn’t mean the law is “irrational,” a lawyer for the Ontario government argued today.
Prostitution laws challenged in court
Sex workers set to launch landmark challenge
Tracey Tyler writes for the Toronto Star:
“The one thing I can tell you from looking at this, both as an academic and as a person constructing a case, is that we have not had a really rational discourse on this topic because political ideology, emotional reactions and stereotypical thinking have dominated,” said Alan Young, an Osgoode Hall Law School professor who is Bedford’s lawyer.
