Simone de Beauvoir accorded intervener Status
Le Journal Métro interviews Viviane Namaste, professor in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, about the Institute being accorded official intervener status before the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Canada V. Bedford, on prostitution. Namaste appeared on CBC News Montreal (appearance begins at 5 minutes and 20 seconds) on Friday, June 8 to discuss the decriminalization of prostitution. It will be presenting its main arguments in Montreal during a press conference at the Institute on June 11 at 10 a.m.: CNW Telbec.
La Presse, Le Devoir, Le Journal Métro and La Presse+ features an article on the press conference held yesterday where the Institute presented its various positions on the decriminilization of prostitution. Namaste also appeared on Radio-Canada’s Téléjournal midi (no link currently available) yesterday.
She also appeared on TV5 (also aired on Radio-Canada network television news and RDI) and CBC Radio's Daybreak on the same topic.