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Government's prostitution arguments based on fear and myths: lawyer

Steve Bosch/Canwest News Service A social worker talks to a prostitute on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. A challenge to the constitutionality of Canada's prostitution laws is currently before the Supreme Court. Full Article at National Post

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