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Public Safety, Policing, & the Justice System

Sex work platforms

Here's what the 2025 Canadian election parties are promising.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Sex work.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Sex work.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Sex work.
We don't have any NDP policies on Sex work.

Green

  • Decriminalise sex work

    "Decriminalize sex work, replacing criminal laws with legislation that protects the health, safety, and labour rights of sex workers. New laws would be developed in full consultation with sex workers, human rights experts, and frontline organizations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Create a pathway for clearing past convictions related to consensual sex work

    "Create a pathway for clearing past convictions related to consensual sex work, so that those affected are not unfairly punished for laws that have since changed." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Fund training and policy reform within the RCMP and other federally-regulated policing bodies to ensure responses to sex workers are grounded in human rights, harm reduction, and non-discrimination

    "Fund training and policy reform within the RCMP and other federally regulated policing bodies to ensure responses to sex workers are grounded in human rights, harm reduction, and non-discrimination. Encourage provinces to adopt best practices through federal funding agreements." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Ensure sex workers have access to the same workplace protections as other workers, including the right to organise, access to health and social services, and protection from discrimination and violence
  • Ensure online safety tools and communication platforms used by sex workers are not criminalised

    "Ensure that online safety tools and communication platforms used by sex workers are not criminalized under vague or overbroad laws intended to target trafficking or exploitation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

  • Ensure anti-trafficking efforts do not criminalise or endanger consensual adult sex workers

    "Align anti-trafficking efforts with the approach outlined in [the Justice section of the platform], ensuring that prevention, victim support, and prosecution efforts do not criminalize or endanger consensual adult sex workers." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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