C-36 today

[canada-man]

Nikki Thomas @MsNikkiThomas · 2m
On 3 occasions, @MPJoySmith canceled a scheduled debate w/me on #sexwork. She ignores any input that counters her bias. #cdnpoli

 

[canada-man]

Justin Ling ‏@Justin_Ling 8m
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Smith just said that we need to arrest Johns because they might start trying to solicit any pretty women they meet.

 

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Nikki Thomas @MsNikkiThomas · 2m
On 3 occasions, @MPJoySmith canceled a scheduled debate w/me on #sexwork. She ignores any input that counters her bias. #cdnpoli

Im glad that french lady put out my thoughts for me. she pointed out that she is one sided and having her personal convictions into play instead of actually looking to both ends to lay out the problems and solve it

 

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Nikki Thomas @MsNikkiThomas · 2m
On 3 occasions, @MPJoySmith canceled a scheduled debate w/me on #sexwork. She ignores any input that counters her bias. #cdnpoli

She's a politician, not a judge. What did you expect?

 

[canada-man]

looks like the debate is over for the day.

 

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I didnt see the whole thing but i started where joy smith started speaking and already i didnt like where it was going

 

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Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is obligated to, well, oppose the government. But does anyone else get the feeling that the criticisms launch thus far seem to lack conviction and "oomph"? wtf.

Hmm not good at all, so in turn i didnt miss much

 

[krazyplayer]

only good thing is that it looks like the liberals, NDP and greens oppose c36.

 

[DigitallyYours]

That joy smith... Like all conservatives shes very zealous and passionate about what she stands. She makes a good point and and its sorta hard to argue what she just said :/

She is zealous... to the point of being a zealot.

Anyway, everything she said could have been counter-argued. She has had years to write her speech. No one else in the House seems to really be educated enough about the issue to argue against her in the same way.

It will be up to the SW's rights groups to bring their issues to Committee.

 

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Like I said, they all pretty much "have" to oppose the bill. But let's get real. Sean Casey is leading the charge. It's not like the NDP or Libs are putting any heavyweights into the fray.

 

[DigitallyYours]

I feel a sudden need to send Sean Casey a postcard.

 

[canada-man]

world cup socccer is starting i will follow this debate on twitter

 

[canada-man]

Joy Smith is now speaking

 

[canada-man]

After Bedford @AfterBedford · 9s
Casey: the "made in Cda" version of the Nordic model is closer to "Made in Moscow"

#C36


After Bedford @AfterBedford · 19s
Boivin: 'we shld concentrate on getting women out of poverty, not sex work'

#C36

 

[DigitallyYours]

After Bedford @AfterBedford · 19s
Boivin: 'we shld concentrate on getting women out of poverty, not sex work'
#C36

Boivin gets it.

 

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Boivin gets it.

Actually, that's one of the takeaways of the 2006 report - if we could create viable economic alternatives, "survival sexwork" would become much rarer.

 

[DigitallyYours]

Actually, that's one of the takeaways of the 2006 report - if we could create viable economic alternatives, "survival sexwork" would become much rarer.

Yet we never hear the conservatives talking about this.

If you want women to exit sex work or to not even consider it to begin with, you have to make sex work financially unattractive.

 

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Here's the real threat to the industry.

Bawdy house owner hit with $420K tax bill
Revenue Quebec says Dan Xu made more than $1M in undeclared income between 2005 and 2011

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bawdy-house-owner-hit-with-420k-tax-bill-1.2673681

 

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Yet we never hear the conservatives talking about this.

If you want women to exit sex work or to not even consider it to begin with, you have to make sex work financially unattractive.

What? They talk plenty about it. They give it lip service (and $20mm).

I'm no economist, but I'd say killing demand for your product makes a business looks pretty fucking bad....

 

[DigitallyYours]

What? They talk plenty about it. They give it lip service (and $20mm).

I'm no economist, but I'd say killing demand for your product makes a business looks pretty fucking bad....

The $20M isn't going to get women out of poverty or make stripping an unattractive way of paying off your school tuition in two months.

Even with the new law, SPs will continue to make $150+ an hour. So no, it's not that bad at all for the SP.