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-the Attorney Generals of Canada and Ontario appealed the decision on the merits.the court agreed that the prohibition on common bawdy -houses for the purpose of prostitution was unconstitutional and had to be struck down. -also held that the prohibition on living on the avails of prostitution infringed s. 7 of the Charter as it criminalized relationships between prostitutes and other people. - the court overturned the application judge’s conclusion that the ban on communicating in public for the purpose of prostitution was unconstitutional.

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-the Attorney Generals of Canada and Ontario appealed the decision on the merits.the court agreed that the prohibition on common bawdy -houses for the purpose of prostitution was unconstitutional and had to be struck down. -also held that the prohibition on living on the avails of prostitution infringed s. 7 of the Charter as it criminalized relationships between prostitutes and other people. - the court overturned the application judge’s conclusion that the ban on communicating in public for the purpose of prostitution was unconstitutional.

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Supreme Court of Canada rules in favour of sex workers by striking down anti-prositution law
- Believed that the laws set in place to keep them from harm were doing the exact opposite so they challenged the court system to amend these laws.

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s. 210- Prohibited the operation of common bawdy-houses.
s. 212(1)(j)- Prohibited living on the avails of prostitution.
s. 213(1)(c)- Prohibited communicating for the purpose of prostitution in public.

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“Prime Minister Harper called me you know, and offered me a job in the Senate – as a government whip. I told him I might have to think about it,” joked Bedford.

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-Former prostitute
-Went on to pursue dominatrix (dominating woman/mistress who takes a sadistic role in sadomasochistic sexual activities).
-Charged in 1994 and convicted in 1999 for operating a bawdy house
-Humorous

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Terri Jean Bedford was one of the appellants in the Canada v Bedford case. She had a significant impact on the extension of s.7 of the charter, including new principles of arbitrariness, over breadth and disproportionality.

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Terri Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch, and Valerie Scott took action against the laws set in place for sex workers.
http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-court-of-appeal-greenlights-brothels-sweeps-aside-many-of-canadas-anti-prostitution-laws

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https://prezi.com/vwt5owqjnlur/canada-attorney-general-v-bedford/