Supreme Court Of Canada Throws Out All Remaining Restrictions On Prostitution
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The Supreme Court of Canada has finally ruled on an important prostitution case. Prostitution itself is not illegal in Canada. What has been illegal has been soliciting for the purpose of prostitution, brothels, and living off the avails of prostitution. In a very crafty manoeuvre prostitutes have argued under Canada's Charter of Freedom and Rights that the various levels of governments in Canada with the current laws have been infringing on prostitutes' rights to engage in what is perfectly legal behaviour. The Supreme Court has agreed with this position in a 9-0 ruling.
The Court well knows that this is a very contentious issue with Canada's current Conservative government and, as a result, has given the federal government one year to respond with legislation if the government so chooses before the Court's decision is implemented.
This is a real slap in the face of the current Conservative government, a government that has an agenda of the typical right wing zealot: pro-family, anti-crime, anti-prostitution, etc. What is really choice is the fact that the Conservative government has appointed a majority of the judges on the current Supreme Court.
Harper's Conservative government is right in the midst of a sleazy corruption scandal involving some prominent Conservative senators. The government's popularity is in the dumpster. The Liberal party has a fresh new leader and is soaring in public opinion polls with an election not far off.
It will be very interesting to see what Harper does with this radioactive hot potato that the Supreme Court has dumped in his lap.
The Court well knows that this is a very contentious issue with Canada's current Conservative government and, as a result, has given the federal government one year to respond with legislation if the government so chooses before the Court's decision is implemented.
This is a real slap in the face of the current Conservative government, a government that has an agenda of the typical right wing zealot: pro-family, anti-crime, anti-prostitution, etc. What is really choice is the fact that the Conservative government has appointed a majority of the judges on the current Supreme Court.
Harper's Conservative government is right in the midst of a sleazy corruption scandal involving some prominent Conservative senators. The government's popularity is in the dumpster. The Liberal party has a fresh new leader and is soaring in public opinion polls with an election not far off.
It will be very interesting to see what Harper does with this radioactive hot potato that the Supreme Court has dumped in his lap.
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last commentmikeya02 - You, bethcha!
So the answer is not yet known:
http://www.reuters.com/article…
How can a free country criminalize behavior that is otherwise legal? Sex is legal, so is golf. Do we put people in jail to charge to play a round of golf?
Prostitution doesn't infringe upon anybody's rights. As long as there is no human trafficking or coercion and everybody is 18+ years old the government should keep it nose out of our crotches (unless they'd like to send a HAWT redhead govt employee to blow me...I could live with that).
pffftt. in the words of Al Capone:
“Do I do business with Canadian racketeers? I don't even know what street Canada is on.â€
That was probably the syphilis talking.
I also would be concerned if the prostitutes were ugly. Restrict the ugly prostitutes to the low life neigborhoods. Of course I wouldn't want too many restrictions. Everyone has a different idea of pretty versus ugly or at least some do.
Smart court.
probably make things worse, cuz guess what... Now their shit is legal!
Keep the laws. As evidenced by this site, anyone can pay a girl for sex without fear. Unless he's an idiot.
Or the puck in the net????
Otherwise, let folks do what they're gonna do anyways. The government could actually do something 'bout pimping by passing some maximum amount the "organizer of a bawdy house" can take. But for most people if I was into whoring and had a choice between a clean $300-$1K and <$150 with a streetwalker (no idea what a typical streetwalker costs) I'd go clean. I suspect costs will work themselves out based upon the appeal of the prostitute.
Plus it would allow strippers to arrange ITC (if the management were cool with it) or OTC without fear of Johnny Law.
There will still be issue. But I don't see how legalization can make it worse.