bill c-36

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

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