Buying Sex
This feature documentary explores the state of prostitution laws in Canada. It captures the complexity of the issue by listening to the frequently conflicting voices of sex workers, policy-makers, lawyers, and even the male buyers who make their argument for why prostitution is good for society. Following the release of Buying Sex, Professor Alan Young, counsel for the applicants in Bedford v. Canada and a participant in the film, contacted the NFB to complain that the film provides an incomplete and inaccurate account of the case. The NFB acknowledges that the constitutional challenge is not the focus of the film. …
This feature documentary explores the state of prostitution laws in Canada. It captures the complexity of the issue by listening to the frequently conflicting voices of sex workers, policy-makers, lawyers, and even the male buyers who make their argument for why prostitution is good for society.
Following the release of Buying Sex, Professor Alan Young, counsel for the applicants in Bedford v. Canada and a participant in the film, contacted the NFB to complain that the film provides an incomplete and inaccurate account of the case. The NFB acknowledges that the constitutional challenge is not the focus of the film. Rather, the aim of the film is to examine the current controversy in Canada around the decriminalization of prostitution, of which the Bedford case is one aspect. The goal is to create a film which encourages Canadians to engage in an informed debate about sex work from a national and international perspective. The NFB believes the film achieves this purpose. In the spirit of furthering an informed debate on these issues, including the constitutional challenge, and in response to Prof. Young's concerns, the NFB provides below links to the legal briefs filed by the parties before the Supreme Court of Canada as well as links to the judgments of all three Canadian Courts. The third judgment, from the Supreme Court of Canada, was released in December 2013, following the completion of the film. The Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the three prostitution related laws challenged by Prof. Young, but suspended its judgment for one year to allow Parliament to consider whether to enact new laws, thus ensuring that the debate surrounding the decriminalization of prostitution will continue in Canada for some time.
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mettant en vedetteValerie ScottTrisha BaptieAlan YoungJanine Benedet
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réalisateurTeresa MacInnesKent Nason
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écritureTeresa MacInnes
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directeur de la photographieKent Nason
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monteurTeresa MacInnesManfred Becker
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NoneAsif IllyasLaura A. BombierRuth MitchenerCherry SmileyEva MaddenElizabeth KlinckElizabeth BrownSam DecosteConnie LittlefieldBryony McStay FostErin OakesJoanne Sinclair
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conception sonoreAlex Salter
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preneur de sonFrédéric EdwardsMike FilippovDave HurleyAram KouyoumdjianJames LazarenkoMike MydrenFredrik NorrgrenJustine PimlottJon RitchieKen SavilleBrooke ThomsonJonas Träskelin
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gérant de productionSumner BurstynDonna GallTinni Rappe
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assistant de productionCassandra DePetrilloRita GodlevskisBonnie KellsRuth MitchenerAJ MurrayBen Rayner
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caméra additionnelleGreg BiskupAnton LeachGreg Meeres
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assistant monteurJohn FeronKevin RileyChris WisemanLee Cripps
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musicienAsif IllyasShehab Illyas
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voix additionnelleJim Brown
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droitsElizabeth Klinck
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conception des titresMélanie Bouchard
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superviseur de productionRoz PowerCandice Desormeaux
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coordonnateur techniqueSteve Hallé
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monteur en ligneDoug Woods
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coloristeDoug Woods
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ré-enregistrementJean Paul Vialard
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agent, marketingKelley Alexander
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agent de publicitéPat Dillon
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producteur associéHilary Thomson
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coordonnateur de productionVanessa LarsenAimee Wall
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coordonnateur principal de productionIsabelle Limoges
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conseiller juridiqueStéphanie L'Écuyer
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administrateur de studioJohn William LutzLeslie Anne Poyntz
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producteurAnnette Clarke
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producteur exécutifRavida Din
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Plus de contenu éducatif
Buying Sex, Teresa MacInnes et Kent Nason, offert par l' Office national du film du Canada