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Justin Ling

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Chilling disappearances that still haunt 10 years later
Books

Chilling disappearances that still haunt 10 years later

Justin Ling’s ‘Missing from the Village’ is a careful, infuriating book documenting the murder of eight men in Toronto and the police inaction that failed to protect the community

September 29, 2020
Sex-work bill expected to get Senate approval soon
Power

Sex-work bill expected to get Senate approval soon

Further amendments to Bill C-36 unlikely before Senate passage

October 17, 2014
Trans Bill C-279 stalled once more
Power

Trans Bill C-279 stalled once more

Bill to protect human rights of trans people finds harsh opponents in Senate

October 13, 2014
Sex-work bill witness list stacked with anti-sex-work activists
Power

Sex-work bill witness list stacked with anti-sex-work activists

Yet committee narrows Bill C-36’s prohibition on public communication

July 15, 2014
Sex-work bill in marathon committee meetings
Power

Sex-work bill in marathon committee meetings

Conservatives race to adopt new legislation before December deadline

July 8, 2014
Ontario elects Canada’s first openly gay premier
Power

Ontario elects Canada’s first openly gay premier

Kathleen Wynne pulls off decisive victory despite Liberal Party scandal

June 13, 2014
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In their own words: sex workers on Canada’s new prostitution bill
Power

In their own words: sex workers on Canada’s new prostitution bill

‘I’m tired of my government thinking I’m some degenerate who needs to be policed.’

June 6, 2014
New sex-work bill considerably stricter than Nordic model
Power

New sex-work bill considerably stricter than Nordic model

C-36 keeps ‘public’ communication illegal if minor might be present

June 5, 2014
Tom Flanagan’s cautionary tale
Power

Tom Flanagan’s cautionary tale

Stephen Harper’s former senior advisor on child porn, free speech and policing sex work

May 30, 2014
Ugandan speakers one step closer to WorldPride conference
Power

Ugandan speakers one step closer to WorldPride conference

Government doing ‘everything it can’ but rising plane-ticket prices may be problem

May 29, 2014
Raging homos
Opinion

Raging homos

Has the gay lobby become the bully?

April 17, 2014
Coalition calls on government to do more for LGBT rights abroad
Power

Coalition calls on government to do more for LGBT rights abroad

Queer organizations have praised government’s previous work but says it doesn’t go far enough

April 5, 2014
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Opposition parties shy away from sex-work debate
Love & Sex

Opposition parties shy away from sex-work debate

Sex work will be decriminalized outright in Canada on Dec 20, 2014

March 4, 2014
Quebec court will question Europeans in Magnotta trial
Power

Quebec court will question Europeans in Magnotta trial

Witnesses could include employee from Berlin internet café where alleged killer was apprehended

February 10, 2014
Why do Canadian courts still allow the ‘gay panic’ defence?
Power

Why do Canadian courts still allow the ‘gay panic’ defence?

An Ontario court’s decision to consider ‘provocation’ in a murder case is a Criminal Code vestige of days gone by, says one legal scholar

February 8, 2014
Canadians would vote for gay leader: poll
Politics

Canadians would vote for gay leader: poll

Conservatives and Albertans warming to the idea of a queer prime minister

February 7, 2014
Harper’s Israel delegation off-message
Power

Harper’s Israel delegation off-message

Anti-gay comments make headlines as PM preaches ‘liberty’ and human rights

January 22, 2014
Sex workers celebrate Supreme Court ruling
Power

Sex workers celebrate Supreme Court ruling

‘This is a great day for women, from coast to coast,’ says Terri-Jean Bedford

December 20, 2013
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