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Lametti’s office declined to comment on whether it supports an appeal.
“We are aware of the court’s decision,” a spokesperson said. “It will be up to the parties involved to determine whether or not to seek an appeal. As this case remains in the appeal period, it would not be appropriate for the Attorney General of Canada to comment further.”
Other court challenges are also underway to C-36, including one from the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform filed in the Ontario Superior Court that challenges other sections of the law. In a news release last month, the organization said C-36 forces “sex workers to work in a criminalized context where sex workers are isolated from supports, made vulnerable to exploitation, eviction, and subpar working conditions, and targeted for violence.”
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The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform, along with six individuals, has commenced an application challenging the constitutionality of Canada’s criminal prostitution laws. Three constitutional challenges to three of those laws have already been decided in Ontario. In the first, the challenged offences were found constitutional. In the next two, the offences were found unconstitutional.
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This case is different. In this case, all of the criminal offences targeting adult prostitution have been challenged. If successful, this case has the potential to fully decriminalize the commercial exchange of sex in Canada.
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