the future of prostitution in canada

[sevenofnine]

i read in the newspaper like sixty percent of canadians think there should be legalized brothels in this country

so of course our leaders in there infinite wisdom will rewrite the laws and continue to make it illegal or rather continue to make everything surrounding it illegal and make it as difficult as possible for a lady to work,

 

[jblurps]

I think they said the govt. has a year to appeal the court's decision, so I guess we'll know for sure in a year's time. But it sounds like we're in a limbo stage right now.

 

[Tugela]

i read in the newspaper like sixty percent of canadians think there should be legalized brothels in this country

so of course our leaders in there infinite wisdom will rewrite the laws and continue to make it illegal or rather continue to make everything surrounding it illegal and make it as difficult as possible for a lady to work,

You are missing the subscript.

60% of Canadians might think that brothels should be legalized, but the other 40% disagree. 40% of Canadians voted for the current government, which camp do you think those 40% came from?

The government is going to put laws in place that their supporters agree with, and one thing you can be sure about, they don't agree with prostitution.

I think that with the latest supreme court decisions the most likely outcome will be legislation making prostitution itself illegal, then they don't need to worry about the constitutional issues associated with the current laws.

 

[Pantherdash]

You are missing the subscript.

60% of Canadians might think that brothels should be legalized, but the other 40% disagree. 40% of Canadians voted for the current government, which camp do you think those 40% came from?

The government is going to put laws in place that their supporters agree with, and one thing you can be sure about, they don't agree with prostitution.

I think that with the latest supreme court decisions the most likely outcome will be legislation making prostitution itself illegal, then they don't need to worry about the constitutional issues associated with the current laws.

They can't. Prostitution is guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If you want to sell your body, you're free to do so and the Charter will guarantee that.

Panther

 

[HankQuinlan]

They can't. Prostitution is guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If you want to sell your body, you're free to do so and the Charter will guarantee that.

Panther

Pretty sure that it is not specifically guaranteed. We are guaranteed freedom of assembly, which somewhat applies. The court challenge was based on the right of security, and that it was infringed by the laws as they stood...but if prostitution was illegal, that reason would not apply.

 

[Monet]

does it matter?

 

[Dgodus]

does it matter?

This

Since I've already done enough illegal things in my time, I'd continue on with this regardless of legalities.

Unless it was made only illegal to procure the services, not to offer them - as that would open up too many opportunities for blackmail/extortion (spl?).

 

[Tugela]

They can't. Prostitution is guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If you want to sell your body, you're free to do so and the Charter will guarantee that.

Panther

No it isn't.

It is comparable to the situation with drugs. You are not free to use or sell those, and there have been no constitutional challenges to those laws.

 

[Tugela]

Pretty sure that it is not specifically guaranteed. We are guaranteed freedom of assembly, which somewhat applies. The court challenge was based on the right of security, and that it was infringed by the laws as they stood...but if prostitution was illegal, that reason would not apply.

Freedom of assembly means that you can have sex freely, but that doesn't protect the commercial aspect of selling it. That can be regulated or prohibited.

 

[Thelyhi]

It's all in the suntv website. Sell sex is fine,but to buy sex and exchange of money and to live off the avails needs to address the law.