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In New Brunswick, authorities have largely stopped prosecuting prostitution-related crimes. In Alberta, they are prosecuting to the full extent of the law. In Ontario and B.C., it could go either way, depending.

The Supreme Court of Canada decision that struck down parts of Canada’s prostitution laws, but suspended its judgment for a year to let Ottawa come up with a new legislative umbrella, has left the country with a myriad of approaches to prostitution. Several provinces, in fact, haven’t yet figured what their approach will be, leaving local authorities to figure it out as they go.

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“Informally, what I’m hearing is that it seems like a lot of the police officers aren’t pursuing and aren’t prosecuting charges that have been found to be unconstitutional,” said Anthony Moustacalis, the president of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association in Ontario.

“It really depends on an individual assessment of the case by prosecutors and how serious or not it may be,” he said. “A lot of charges aren’t being proceeded with.”