Justice committee  Absolutely, Chair.

Justice committee  I don't know what a bawdy house would look like in 2018 and I don't know if it has ever existed.

Justice committee  I think there's a principle that this law should not be there. What is the rationale or the justification for maintaining the bawdy house law in its current form? It's not being used, so it's sitting there. When I listen to Professor Coughlan, I hear this idea that when you have

Justice committee  Right. Anybody here, go read the bawdy house law and tell me what it means. It's not going to mean what the Labaye case says it means.

Justice committee  Thank you for inviting us to speak here today. I'll be sharing my time with Professor Kinsman. We're here representing a group of gay and lesbian historians, with expertise in the policing of queer sexualities. We're here to follow up on the 10th report of the Senate human right