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Updates to the site as of April 30, 2012
Status on the Bedford, Lebovitch & Scott landmark challenge to Canada's prostitution laws. This case will go to three court levels. {Each decision can be found by clicking on the word decision at each court level} First Level Ontario Superior Court. Decision released: September 28, 2010 Second Level Court of Appeal for Ontario. Decision released: March 26, 2012 Third and Final Level Supreme Court of Canada, if it agrees to hear the federal government's appeal. Many are confused about which parts, of what laws, we are challenging: For example, we only challenged one of the 10 subsections of the procuring law. To view the laws in their entirety, and the subsections we are challenging, click HERE.
We are available for interviews regarding our constitutional challenge to the Canadian Criminal Code (CCC) sections, 210 (bawdy house), 212(1)(j) (living on the avails) and 213(1)(c) (communicating for the purpose of prostitution) We are happy to provide you with:
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Mission & Principles
1. SPOC operates on the principle that all forms of consensual adult sex work are legitimate and valid. We provide a public voice that promotes the validity of our occupation.
2. We assert that one’s decision to be a sex worker is equally and unequivocally as valid of a choice as is the decision to be in any other legal occupation.
3. We maintain that sex workers deserve genuine labour rights, with industry-wide standards defined by sex workers themselves.
4. Our members, supporting members and our allies oppose those who seek to rescue sex workers via court imposed or otherwise forced or coerced re-education/exit programs, jails or camps.
5. SPOC does not affiliate itself with any political party. If an individual politician truly and publicly endorses the above four principles, SPOC will consider supporting that particular politician, but not the party as a whole.
6. We are not a social service organization.
7. We respect the privacy of all members, and no SPOC member may disclose any ‘personal’ or ‘professional’ information about any other member without expressed {written} consent from that particular member.
8. We are a volunteer run, social and political group.
Goals
We stand for the decriminalization of all forms of sex work in Canada. We oppose legalization because it is always exploitive toward sex workers.
Decrease the isolation experienced by many sex workers by organizing sex worker-friendly social events and functions.
Publishing a bad date list so that our colleagues can communicate information about violent and dangerous clients with each other.
Media and Public Awareness
SPOC members are available for interviews with media. We are also available to speak at universities, colleges and conferences. Click here to contact us.
Membership
If you are a current or former sex worker, or an ally interested working toward the decriminalization of sex work while having fun and connecting with others, please do not hesitate to contact us. We encourage membership from all communities, sexual orientations and genders.
Donations
As an entirely volunteer run organization, we rely on the generous support of our community and supporters. SPOC gratefully accepts donations to assist us in our work.
Donations can be made via Pay Pal by clicking the button below
or by cheque/money order payable to:
Sex Professionals of Canada. P.O. Box # 305, 400 Parliament St., Toronto, ON, M5A-2Z7