1. I acknowledge the debates over using the term “prostitution” versus using “sex work.” Since I am discussing laws and policies that refer to the act of selling sex as “prostitution,” I believe it is clearer to use this term—saying “prostitution policy” is accurate when the legal materials concern “prostitution.” However, when referring to individuals, I use the term that they identify with, whether that is “sex worker,” “former sex worker,” or “prostitution survivor.”
2. 2013 SCC 72 [Bedford].
3. RSC 1985, c C-46.
4. Bedford, supra note 2 at 1105.
5. Ibid at 1103.