Supreme Court strikes down Canada's prostitution laws

[jmyrlefuller]

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/politics/story/1.2471572

December 20, 2013

The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down the country's anti-prostitution laws in a unanimous decision, and given Parliament one year to come up with new legislation — should it choose to do so.

    'It is not a crime in Canada to sell sex for money.'- Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Supreme Court of Canada

In striking down laws prohibiting brothels, living on the avails of prostitution and communicating in public with clients, the top court ruled Friday that the laws were over-broad and grossly disproportionate.

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[jmyrlefuller]

In other words, Canadian laws had laws prohibiting everything to do with prostitution but apparently never outlawed prostitution itself.

Oops.