October 19, 2017, Canada – As part of the hunt for people who “exploit” or purchase services from sex workers, police forces across Canada held their yearly raids between October 11–15 on sex work establishments that they call Operation Northern Spotlight. These operations include intrusive and intimidating visits to sex workers to their homes and hotels and other places of work, under the auspices of an anti-trafficking initiative.
The Alliance [of which the Legal Network is a member] urges law enforcement to put an end to Operation Northern Spotlight.