Canada's high court: Change prostitution laws By Ashley Fantz, CNN December 20, 2013 -- Updated 1726 GMT (0126 HKT) Canada's Supreme Court justices voted unanimously in favor of striking down laws Ruling pertains to prohibition of running brothel, profiting from the act of prostitution or talking about it Canadian lawmakers have one year to redraft laws, justice said (CNN) -- Canada's Supreme Court has struck down the country's laws about prostitution. While selling sex for money isn't illegal in Canada, until Friday's 9-0 ruling, three specific laws had made it difficult for prostitutes to more safely engage in sex work. One of the laws prohibited anyone from operating a brothel. Another forbid people from earning a living working for a prostitute, like being a driver, book keeper or bodyguard. Another law reportedly made it illegal to communicate in public about acts of prostitution. On Friday, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin said that the court's decision would be "suspended for one year" until Parliament amends the laws. McLachlin said the time should be allotted because "the regulation of prostitution is a complex and delicate matter." According to the Toronto Star, if 12 months from now the federal government has not redrafted legislation, then prostitutes will be allowed to legally work, hire drivers, bodyguards, accountants and screen their clients.