Homolka, through her lawyers, supported the ban, whereas Bernardo's lawyers argued that he would be prejudiced by the ban since Homolka previously had been portrayed as his victim.
Homolka støttede forbuddet gennem hendes advokater, mens Bernardo advokater hævdede, at han ville blive skadet af forbuddet, da Homolka tidligere havde været portrætteret som hans offer.