Canada introduces new sex trade law

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TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Conservative government introduced legislation Wednesday that will make it illegal to buy sex and to sell it in public areas where there might be minors. The bill’s critics said it merely makes prostitutes more vulnerable.

The proposed law is Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s response to Canada’s highest court striking down the country’s anti-prostitution laws last year.

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