You are listening to a public lecture on Supreme Court rulings. The speaker describes the criminal offence outlawing the ability for sex workers to have a steady place of business in a location such as a home, which was held to cause grossly disproportionate harms to the sex worker. Which case is the speaker likely citing?

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Canada v. Bedford is the case where the Supreme Court of Canada struck down laws related to sex work on the basis that they imposed dangerous conditions on sex workers, thus violating their right to security of the person under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

You Are Listening to a Public Lecture on Supreme Court