B.C. sex-work court challenge inches forward

More good news of successful court challenges of Canada's pointless and dangerous laws around adult sex work, this one made in B.C. The B.C. courts have been reluctant to hear the case up until now because the woman leading the fight is a former sex worker, not a current one, but the Court of Appeal has now given the go-ahead.

And here's a good screed from Simon Fraser University professor John Lowman, taking Sun columnist Daphne Bramham to task for a recent piece in which she appears to have closed her eyes to any evidence that didn't suit her argument against decriminalization.

That's one of the big problems with this issue - it's got way too much ideology and personal belief wrapped up in it and not nearly enough straight-up facts. If we just considered the facts of the law and its impact on the lives of Canadian sex workers (and its complete lack of impact on preventing prostitution or stopping child exploitation), any thinking person would have to conclude that decriminalization of the adult industry is the right and smart thing to do.