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[quote=MARRIE,380883]Mr. Young said it is misleading to rely on just one survey, saying that he, too, has opinion polls to draw on, but lawyers for the government of Canada argued against introducing more evidence. Judge Himel said she would ignore the Leger poll, which Mr. Bell said was meant to show that "concerns that were once held have not gone away."

Earlier in the day, a lawyer for the government of Ontario argued that the presence of bawdy houses that often parade women in a lineup so clients can have their pick conflicts with values of human dignity and equality. Speaking for the Attorney-General of Ontario, Christine Bartlett-Hughes said banning brothels is Parliament's way of curtailing the commodification of women and children through an activity it deems harmful. Laws against public solicitation of sex deal with nuisance, but also guard against normalizing prostitution.

She said even if the applicants can establish lower rates of violence in indoor prostitution compared with street workers, there remains the harm that is intrinsic to the "merchandisation" of women, and that justifies a blanket prohibition of bawdy houses.

Read more: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=2125858#ixzz0VxRz8MPZ 
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