Author: Naomi Sayers

Naomi is an activist and Indigenous feminist extraordinaire. Currently, she is studying criminology. She is also the founder of South Western Ontario Sex Workers and the creator of www.kwetoday.com.

Testifying In Vain

The author testifying against C-36. (Photo courtesy of Naomi Sayers.)

When I woke up in Ottawa back in July 2014 after flying in from out west, there was a huge knot in my stomach. I did not want to go to the morning hearings on C-36, the anti-prostitution bill proposed in response to the Bedford decision that had invalidated three sections of Canada’s prostitution laws. But… Continue reading Testifying In Vain

Prostitution Laws: Protecting Canada’s Crackers Since 1867

Colleen Cardinal of Families Of Sisters In Spirit with her son at the Supreme Court of Canada on the day Bedford v Canada was being heard. (Photo courtesy of Family of Sisters in Spirit)

The stated legislative objectives of the prostitution laws that the Canadian Supreme Court recently struck down in Bedford v. Canada were the prevention of public nuisances and the exploitation of prostitutes. However, upon closer examination of the history of these laws, their real objectives become transparent. Canada’s anti-prostitution laws were really there to protect society’s… Continue reading Prostitution Laws: Protecting Canada’s Crackers Since 1867