Governments have failed Canada’s sex workers—and they’re running out of patience
The Conservatives’ Bill C-36 made it harder for sex workers to do their job safely—and despite their promises, the Liberals haven’t fixed the problem, either
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Prostitution laws could be changed further under Liberals
The Conservatives rewrote the laws two years ago, but critics say the changes put sex workers at increased risk of violence.
Roundup: Canadians respond to the new prostitution law
Even though Bill C-36 came into force last week, the debate is only getting more heated
First national study sheds new light on sex work in Canada
Rachel Browne talks to researchers behind five-year study
A red light from the church
Some Anglican clergy want the federal government to ditch its new prostitution law because it’s ‘immoral’
Anglican clergy calls prostitution bill immoral
Anglican clergy says Bill C-36 violates sex workers’ human rights
How the Justice department sees the new prostitution bill surviving
A Justice Canada official explains the strengths of the proposed federal prostitution legislation
Canada’s new prostitution law is a tough sell
Sex workers may not like it, but legal experts say Bill C-36 may well survive the inevitable court challenge
Bill C-36: When conservatives and feminists collide
’We seem to have exchanged demonizing women for infantilizing them,’ writes Colby Cosh