Bill C36: Why it's really a fail

[User-E]

Politics in general are run by the moral and religious brigade. C-36 will sit like the arc in Raiders of the lost ark; on a shelf buried in other bills that were made to appease the respondents and shelved. In all fairness, there has not been any media focus on this since the bill came out. The noise needs to start again.

The wheels of justice grind slowly.

There are many people working behind the scenes, doing their research and due diligence, and they will challenge the new laws when they're ready.

Search for articles on PIVOT in Vancouver, and watch the SWO Media releases for updates as they slowly happen.

 

[User-E]

Here's an example of in TO stepping up to help sex workers who are worried about crossing the border.

I know there's a lot of Canadian SP's who tour in the states, and vice versa.

 

[Canada-Man]

there were promises made to repeal the bill

New Justice Minister Says She'll Listen to Sex Workers on Prostitution Reforms | The Tyee


NDP, Liberals, Greens commit to repealing anti-sex-work law - NOW Magazine

 

[Fiddy]

there were promises made to repeal the bill

New Justice Minister Says She'll Listen to Sex Workers on Prostitution Reforms | The Tyee


NDP, Liberals, Greens commit to repealing anti-sex-work law - NOW Magazine

Justin is batting 3/21 on keeping the political promises he supposedly cared about the most. If that was his batting ratio out on the field, most coaches would have benched him already.

Your luck might actually be better convincing Kevin O'Leary to do away with C36.

 

[Warl0ck]

The irony of the Conservatives introducing C36 is they're the "old white guy" party who most likely engages sex workers & their services. If you really want to take down the government, have the sex workers start speaking up (and find a way to defend them). If you want a free and open sex trade, speak up. And you can without being labelled a pooner. It's simply a matter of pointing out a legal sex trade is going to have a materially positive effect on the industry, on women AND on government coffers.

 

[User-E]

The irony of the Conservatives introducing C36 is they're the "old white guy" party who most likely engages sex workers & their services. If you really want to take down the government, have the sex workers start speaking up (and find a way to defend them). If you want a free and open sex trade, speak up. And you can without being labelled a pooner. It's simply a matter of pointing out a legal sex trade is going to have a materially positive effect on the industry, on women AND on government coffers.

+1

The hypocrisy has infuriated me since the beginning of this whole issue. :grrrrrr:

You don't have to be part of an official advocacy group to make a difference. :wink2:

I'm so proud of all the TO SP's I've seen interviewed in the media recently. People can argue with theories, but they can't eradicate your personal experience - so speak up! :good:

 

[Madman]

The irony of the Conservatives introducing C36 is they're the "old white guy" party who most likely engages sex workers & their services. If you really want to take down the government, have the sex workers start speaking up (and find a way to defend them). If you want a free and open sex trade, speak up. And you can without being labelled a pooner. It's simply a matter of pointing out a legal sex trade is going to have a materially positive effect on the industry, on women AND on government coffers.

So very true , it makes me sick. I don't understand why it is so hard to grasp the concept of leaving consenting adults alone.

 

[Madman]

Your luck might actually be better convincing Kevin O'Leary to do away with C36.

This I disagree with because although O'Leary may not care about prostitution under the Conservative banner and to appease the base he will likely push to enforce the bill more vigorously.

 

[Fiddy]

This I disagree with because although O'Leary may not care about prostitution under the Conservative banner and to appease the base he will likely push to enforce the bill more vigorously.

I'm not telling you O'Leary will do anything either. I wanted to make the point Trudeau and the Liberals have zero interest in touching C36.

The only hope is a Supreme Court Challenge. C36 gave immunity to sex workers. This was a good thing for SP's but it also means there's no impactful cases on file that can be used to challenge the new laws.

I sicnerely doubt a 3rd party advertiser or a client charged under C36 will garner much interest from the Supreme Court like Bedford did.

 

[Loophole]

[h=1]Trudeau announces review of laws related to Indigenous peoples[/h]
[h=3]Federal government struggles to amend Indian Act after Quebec court found parts were discriminatory[/h]
Trudeau announces review of laws related to Indigenous peoples - Politics - CBC News


Thoughts?.

 

[Warl0ck]

[h=1]Trudeau announces review of laws related to Indigenous peoples[/h]
[h=3]Federal government struggles to amend Indian Act after Quebec court found parts were discriminatory[/h]
Trudeau announces review of laws related to Indigenous peoples - Politics - CBC News


Thoughts?.

Sure..my thoughts

The first step in resolving all this is in property rights. Currently all reserve land is actually owned by the Crown yet the First Nation is responsible for development. A transfer of the land requires a constitutional amendment. So any development on native land is very difficult & financing is difficult. The result is any development, whether it be housing or business becomes mired down in a mess.

This is a very complex problem and I don't think politicians will solve it.