The federal government announced on Wednesday it will appeal an Ontario judge’s ruling striking down three key sections of the country’s prostitution laws. National Post reporter Shannon Kari explains what Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Himel actually decided in her 131-page ruling, and the immediate impact of her decision:
What happens next?
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, who described prostitution as “a problem that harms individuals and communities,” told the House of Commons on Wednesday the government will ask the Ontario Superior Court to suspend its ruling while the case winds its way through the system, a process that could take years. Judge Himel had invited the federal government to appear again before her in the next month to make the case for a further stay. Professor Kent Roach, a constitutional law expert at the University of Toronto law school, said he expects the federal government to instead go straight to the Ontario Court of Appeal and ask for a stay of the ruling. The appeal itself is unlikely to be heard for several months.
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