Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The Justice Ministry is warning in a legal brief that Ontario runs the risk of being Canada’s prostitution hub. The warning was made just a week before an Ontario Superior Court ruling permitting sex trade workers to openly solicit customers takes effect in the province.

The landmark ruling has a potential of being copied and applied by other Canadian provinces.

To stop the implementation of Justice Susan Himel’s decision, the ministry petitioned the Ontario Court of Appeal to stay the ruling because of the irreparable damage the decision would wreak on the public interest. The Court of Appeal has seat a Monday hearing on the ministry’s petition.

Himel stayed her decision for 30 days and extended the stay for another 30 days. By Nov. 27, her ruling is scheduled to take effect unless the Court of Appeal rules otherwise.

The ministry said that if the Court of Appeal would not grant a stay on Himel’s ruling, it would create distinctions in the operation of the federal Criminal Code in Ontario and other Canadian provinces.

Aside from boosting the flesh trade, the ruling would also lead to more drug trafficking, violence, garbage, noise and traffic, the ministry warned.

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