Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says Harper’s new anti-prostitution law, Bill C-36, will protect neither exploited sex workers nor communities. The post Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne Blasts Harper New Anti-prostitution Law appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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The Canadian Progressive: Harper’s Prostitution Bill C-36 ‘Offends’ Charter: Legal Experts
Over 200 legal experts from across Canada recently wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to protest Bill C-36, the Conservatives new prostitution law. The post Harper’s Prostitution Bill C-36 ‘Offends’ Charter: Legal Experts appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: An All Out Assault
The last couple of weeks of legislative activity in Ottawa have been distressing to say the least. To call it an all out assault on Canada and Canadians is an understatement. The Harper Government has been ramming through a series of legislation that comprise the single most overt attack on
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Will The Government’s New Prostitution Legislation Make Strip Clubs Illegal?
Past President of the Ontario Bar Association James Morton thinks so:Most people do see a difference between going to a strip club and hiring a prostitute. Strip clubs, while perhaps not the most elevated form of entertainment have long been accepted in Canada. Some readers may remember the litigation over
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Bill C-36 Analysis In Detail Part 3: Advertising
The government is playing some very subtle games with the language in C-36. In some respects, the language is ridiculously broad (e.g. the undefined nature of “sexual services”), in other areas they are getting remarkably specific. Advertising sexual services286.4 Everyone who knowingly advertises an offer to provide sexual services for consideration
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Self Interest Is Their Only Interest
The Harper government is all about politics, all the time. Policy is not about improvement. And it’s certainly not about seeking out expert advice. It’s about exploiting personal advantage. Consider the proposed prostitution legislation, Bill C-36. Michael den Tandt writes: At a stroke, the Harper government has won itself and
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Bill C-36 Analysis In Detail Part 2
Bill C-36 casts a much wider net than I had first thought. Traditionally, when a term is being used to define an offence, a definition of that term is inserted in S2 of the Criminal Code which gives a clear, understandable definition. Throughout the text of Bill C-36, the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada’s Sex Workers Dismayed by Harper’s New Prostitution Law
“Frankly, this response is heartbreaking.” – Emily Symons by: POWER | Press Release | June 4, 2014 (OTTAWA) – Today, members of POWER and other sex workers and allies across Canada expressed dismay and disappointment following the introduction of a Bill in the House of Commons that would criminalize the purchase of
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Bill C-36: Analysis In Detail – Part I
The biggest pieces of Bill C-36 are well described elsewhere in the media, and there isn’t any real surprise to it. The Harper Government has more or less just resurrected the old environment. As with all such things the devil is in the details. The odd little lines where
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Will New Prostitution Bill Shut Down Toronto SUN???
You can see it through the link. The exciting bit is here: Justin Ling gets to the nub of the issue: I write for @dailyxtra. I don’t see how we’ll be allowed to publish after this bill passes.— Justin Ling (@Justin_Ling) June 4, 2014 But its not just the Gay
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