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A year-old Hamilton man is facing numerous charges in connection with alleged sexual assaults dating back nearly 30 years.
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The Conservatives say the bill will crack down on abusive pimps and johnsbut Mz. Scream — a former dominatrix who sits on the board of directors of local sex worker support and advocacy group Big Suzies — says it will only further harm sex workers. She has asked that CBC use her professional pseudonym and not her real name. Offenders could face a maximum of five years in prison.

The proposed legislation introduced Wednesday stems from a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in December, which found the country's current prostitution laws unconstitutional. But in many ways, the new bill is even more all encompassing.
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Justice Minister Peter MacKay told a news conference in the House of Commons that the bill would target johns and the pimps who sell and profit from prostitution, rather than sex workers themselves. We view the vast majority of those involved in selling sexual services as victims," MacKay said.

The bill would criminalize the advertising of sexual services in print or online, with offenders facing a maximum prison term of five years. Ideally, a sex worker would be able to screen a client either in person, by phone, or online to assess the risk of taking him or her on.

But if the ability to speak about those things in public is stymied, sex workers end up more likely to face violence from angry clients. The new bill comes just two days after the Justice Department released the of an online consultation that showed two-thirds of the more than 31, respondents said selling sex should not be an offence. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in December to strike down key provisions on prostitution including laws prohibiting brothels, living on the avails of prostitution and communicating in public with clients, saying the laws were too broad and "grossly disproportionate.

Katrina Pacey, a lawyer for Pivot Legal Society, an intervenor in the case to reform the country's anti-prostitution laws, has concerns about the proposed legislation. Scream also has concerns that Bill C contains sections that would place limits on the porn, webcam sex and adult entertainment industries in general. She advocated more resources be funnelled into harm reduction and that Canadian lawmakers model new legislation on New Zealand, where prostitution is legal and the sex industry operates under employment and public health laws.

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Not everyone working is a victim and not all clients are rapists. Scream, sex worker advocate The proposed legislation introduced Wednesday stems from a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in December, which found the country's current prostitution laws unconstitutional. Vast majority of sex workers are victims: MacKay Justice Minister Peter MacKay told a news conference in the House of Commons that the bill would target johns and the pimps who sell and profit from prostitution, rather than sex workers themselves.
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