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Letters & Statements

Our Response to the City of Prince George

We agree with Councillor McConnachie that #FactsMatter, so here's 27 footnotes #LightReading. "Punishing people for calling 911 will cost lives in the context of an overdose crisis. Senior levels of government are trying to do the exact opposite"
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Jan 17, 2018 | Homes For All, Letters & Statements

Penalizing People for Calling 911 is Wrong and Dangerous

The Bylaw, which will likely have a chilling effect on calls for emergency assistance, is not only morally reprehensible; it is also Constitutionally suspect. Its potential to adversely affect the health and safety of vulnerable populations has not adequately been considered, and we therefore strongly urge you to abandon its enactment
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Jan 12, 2018 | Homes For All, Letters & Statements

Joint Public Statement on Ottawa's Overdose Prevention Site

Life-saving services should be supported by government: Our statement to the City of Ottawa and Queen's Park
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Sep 29, 2017 | Drug Policy Reform, Letters & Statements

Open Letter to BC Police Forces: End Participation in Operation Northern Spotlight

Operation Northern Spotlight is a project ill-conceived by Durham Regional Police in Ontario in 2014 to "rescue" sex workers from human trafficking by targeting and investigating them. Typically, police officers posing as clients set up dates online with sex workers, through websites like Craigslist and Backpage, then surprise them in hotel rooms. Since 2014, there have been five "waves" of Operation Northern Spotlight coordinated among law enforcement agencies across Canada. The latest campaign in October 2016 involved 53 police agencies in nine provinces working in conjunction with the FBI. Only a few law enforcement agencies in BC participated in 2015 and 2016.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Sep 06, 2017 | Criminalization and Policing, Sex Workers' Rights, Letters & Statements

Statement Condemning The Passage Of Bill C-2, The So-Called Respect For Communities Act

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | Jun 09, 2015 | Letters & Statements

Reckless Endangerment — Q & A on Bill C-36

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | Nov 06, 2014 | Sex Workers' Rights, Letters & Statements

Final Investigation Report in the Matter of Sandy Davidsen and Cst. Taylor Robinson

By Douglas King Douglas King | Oct 16, 2014 | Letters & Statements
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Pivot Legal Society is located on stolen lands of the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We are grateful to Indigenous Peoples for their continuous relationship with their lands and are committed to learning to work in solidarity as accomplices in shifting the colonial default. 

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