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House Hansard - 322

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 322 - May/31/24
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
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Madam Speaker, Safe Space London is a collective by, with, and for sex workers, allies, women and non-binary folks. Since 2009, this collective offers harm reduction and first aid supplies, HIV and STI testing, cosmetics, clothing, hygiene products, peer support programming and a safe place for sex workers. It also provides important education campaigns and advocacy for sex work decriminalization. Across Canada, organizations like Safe Space are under attack by Conservatives who use cheap slogans to fearmonger and victimize the most vulnerable in our communities. They do this in an attempt to raise their own status and to fundraise. Punching down is not leadership. The community around Safe Space London is fierce. I want to thank all the allies and organizations in London that have stood with them, showing the power women have when we stand together. I will always stand and support Safe Space, and I will always fight against the Conservatives' misogynistic, anti-choice, anti-sex work agenda.
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