News Feed, Op-ed | Oct. 1, 2010

Benjamin Perrin: Sweden’s fix: Jail the johns

Benjamin Perrin, a UBC law professor and author of Invisible Chains: Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking, writes about legalizing prostitution in the Globe and Mail:

“If there’s any positive side effect of the Ontario decision, it might prompt Parliament to consider adopting the Swedish model, as the standing committee on the status of women recommended in 2007. Canada should commit to abolishing sexual exploitation.”

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