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8 May 2014

Notice of conviction to be served on owner (3) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1), the court shall cause a notice of the conviction to be served on the owner, landlord or lessor of the place in respect of which the person is convicted or his agent, and the notice shall contain a statement to the effect that it is being served pursuant to this section. [...] The challenge sought to have the Criminal Code provisions regarding prostitution declared unconstitutional and struck down, for violating sections 7 (the right to life, liberty and security of the person) and section 2(b) (freedom of expression) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. [...] The majority decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal stated that: s.210 was unconstitutional; s.212 was unconstitutional and should be rewritten to demonstrate that living off the avails of prostitution is illegal when the person in 5. Ontario Court of Appeal, 2012. [...] By saying that those who disagree “don’t understand what’s happened” with the court decision or “don’t have the wherewithal” to “take advantage” of a legalized prostitution regime, and saying that he represents the side of “intelligent” sex workers, Young is dismissing the effects that changes the legislation will have on the 90% of women in prostitution who did not choose to enter or do not wish [...] Katrina Pacey of the Pivot Legal Society called it an “unbelievably important day, in terms of the sex workers rights movement, but for human rights for all Canadians”42 and Alan Young hailed the ruling as “a resounding victory for the rule of law, and a victory for liberty and security of the person and finally a long overdue recognition that sex workers are deserving of equal protection of the l
prostitution sex-oriented businesses
Pages
67
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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