Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Media are invited to attend a public forum, featuring a panel discussing the new legal landscape, and the challenges ahead after the Supreme Court of Canada struck down many – but not all – of Canada’s criminal laws about sex work.

What happens when legal doctrine tries to address street realities?

Six experts offer different visions of the road ahead:

  • Cheryl Auger Board Member, Maggie’s: The Sex Worker Action Project
  • Christa Big Canoe Legal Advocacy Director, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto
  • Jamie Cameron Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
  • Brenda Cossman Professor & Director, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies
  • Katrina Pacey Legal Director, Pivot Legal Society
  • Kim Pate Executive Director, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies


WHAT:                 A public forum discussing the impact of the Bedford v. Canada decision on regulating sex work

WHEN:                 Friday, January 24, 2014
                              3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

WHERE:               University College, Room 179, 15 King’s College Circle, University of Toronto

RSVP:                   As seating is limited, media are asked to confirm attendance with Lucianna Ciccocioppo,
                               Director, External Relations at the Faculty of Law, 416-946-0334

Generously supported by the Scotiabank University of Toronto Faculty of Law Lecture and Conference Fund and the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, and co-sponsored by the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies and the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto.