The operation resulted in charges being laid against 27 men and the cops were so pleased with themselves, they did it again in the fall of , laying an additional 18 charges. In both cases, the Cape Breton Post helpfully named and shamed—as in, full names, ages, places of residence—all those charged, including, of course, those eventually acquitted or found not guilty.
In , in a case called Canada v. As the Georgia Straight reported at the time:. They go a critical step further, by imposing dangerous conditions on prostitution; they prevent people engaged in a risky—but legal—activity from taking steps to protect themselves from the risks. The Court further concluded that those who are involved in the business of commercial sex work, such as accountants or receptionists, were also punished by the provisions.
Thus, the section, the Court concluded, included conduct that bears no relation to the purpose of preventing the exploitation of sex workers. As the Toronto Star reported:. And in so doing, makes the allowed activity more dangerous. But three other Superior Court Justices—G. Gambacorta in R. Williams and Catrina D. Braid in R. These justices hold that s. Between October 3 and 7, Justice Robert F. The government even dragged its feet on conducting the review of the law that was supposed to have taken place five years after its implementation—that is, in This and other committees have previously studied human trafficking.
Some witnesses also mentioned child exploitation. The Committee condemns any such behaviour in the strongest terms and recognizes the need for society to appropriately respond to these crimes.
However, trafficking and child exploitation are not the focus of the current review of the Criminal Code Code provisions relating to voluntary sex work by adults.
