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Justice committee We haven't done an analysis of that. What I can say is that we're in favour of the general principle of restraint in regard to bail. For a concrete example, at this point in time, it's not uncommon for people who are charged with sex work offences to get bail conditions that re
September 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee I will start by saying that we don't have data on whether the revised bawdy house law specific to the practice of acts of indecency has been used specifically against sex workers for sex work activities. Certainly, the legal analysis we've received suggests that, yes indeed, the
September 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee One hundred per cent.
September 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee Again, I can't say that we have any hard statistics on that; however, anecdotally, yes. I would also say that as a coalition of 28 organizations across the country whose focus is primarily on sex work-related matters, we haven't yet carved out the opportunity to robustly discus
September 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee Thank you so much. Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to address you today. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform is a coalition of 28 sex worker and allied organizations from across the country advocating for law reform that advances the rights and safety
September 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee I'm sorry. Could you say that again?
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee As the worker?
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee At this point, our contracts are all verbal. That's simply because any written contract would be a clear violation of the criminal laws pertaining to third parties materially benefiting in relation to a commercial enterprise or procuring. That is a challenge because when you have
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee Do you mean in the majority of cases that are not trafficking cases?
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee Personally?
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee I have never had that problem, and I've worked for dozens of massage parlours and a handful of escort agencies, and now I work part time on an independent basis, but I've never had a hard time leaving. You just move on to something else.
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee It varies dramatically. It varies across subsector, on the street, in a massage parlour, in an escort agency. It varies geographically. I can say that if you are working for somebody else, you can give anywhere from 5% or 10% up to, more commonly, 50% or 60%, and in situations t
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee It really varies. In municipalities—and Toronto is one of them—there are some sex work establishments that are not overtly addressed as such, and they offer, say, erotic massage or escort services, but they really are sex work services, and those that are registered and incorpora
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee Typically it's, “Well, we're sorry to lose you,” and, “Goodbye.” That's where I think we need to distinguish between sex work and trafficking, because clearly, if somebody is trafficked, they can't say goodbye and walk out the door. The reality is that there are enough people wil
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies
Justice committee Sorry, could you say that again?
May 22nd, 2018Committee meeting
Kara Gillies