Please Sign this Petition to Stop Bill-C36 from Passing Senate

[squeezer]

This is what I've always believed is the core of the issue, not "johns' rights" or any other such argument, but the very right to right of consenting adults to freely engage in whatever way they choose.

Exactly, John's rights won't fly. They loath us, it's the right to choose and the way the law is set up it discriminates against one side as well as it promotes entrapment.

 

[justfor]

I have signed - two days ago.

 

[justfor]

I also sent to my ATF for her to sign too.

 

[Evangeline Grace]

You gotta be kidding me 214 signed in, after all this. Come on guys. own up. We're not going to win this fight without your support !!!

Absolutely we need your support.... please sign and share and keep this thing going.... I am taking this all the way to the next election, and will continue to research and connect with other groups working to throw this bill out.

 

[bcd]

Just signed the petition.

 

[MPAsquared]

Only 289 so far?? Come on people! Let's get into action-mode as a whole industry! Tell your faves, your terb friends, social media, press, everyone! There are over 100,000 members here alone!

ACT NOW!

 

[squeezer]

Only 289 so far?? Come on people! Let's get into action-mode as a whole industry! Tell your faves, your terb friends, social media, press, everyone! There are over 100,000 members here alone!

ACT NOW!

I believe many are sitting on their hands afraid to post, afraid to sign petitions and some just taking this very lightly, other's just oblivious to what's coming down the pike like a freight train. It will all slap everyone hard once good innocent folks start being brought up in court, outed and called perverts by the media. I see some ladies that when I ask how they feel about the law coming in, ask me "what law", guys do the same thing. The general media, especially conservative talk shows are really NOT giving this a lot of press in my opinion.

 

[MPAsquared]

I believe many are sitting on their hands afraid to post, afraid to sign petitions and some just taking this very lightly, other's just oblivious to what's coming down the pike like a freight train. It will all slap everyone hard once good innocent folks start being brought up in court, outed and called perverts by the media. I see some ladies that when I ask how they feel about the law coming in, ask me "what law", guys do the same thing. The general media, especially conservative talk shows are really NOT giving this a lot of press in my opinion.

I very much agree. I find it hilarious that terbies are afraid to sign a petition. Every member registers with an email address, with fake names. They will post about their sexual exploits but can sign up to support the women they see. Its hypocritical & unfair to the women about to lose their human rights. We're fighting for you guys. Least you could all do is add your vote!!

 

[cdnsimon]

I very much agree. I find it hilarious that terbies are afraid to sign a petition. Every member registers with an email address, with fake names. They will post about their sexual exploits but can sign up to support the women they see. Its hypocritical & unfair to the women about to lose their human rights. We're fighting for you guys. Least you could all do is add your vote!!

I, myself, have never "hobbied" but I was thinking the exact same thing a few days ago when I heard that 100 people had signed. Right now there are 3500+ users on the board, 530+ being signed-in members. I too wondered how there could be so few signatories when this board is heavily viewed/used.

It seems to me (as, in most parts, an outsider on this forum) like a callous choice for so many to participate, but not support the women you share companionship with. It reminds me of the children's story, "The Little Red Hen".

I've posted this before, but Elizabeth May (leader of the Green Party of Canada) has a petition up her her website. It's located here:
http://elizabethmaymp.ca/get-involved/protect-sex-trade-workers

She has other petitions up there too:
http://elizabethmaymp.ca/get-involved/

This goes without needing to be said (but I'll say it anyway), there needn't be fear of incriminating yourself by signing the petition of a leader of a federal political party. One could say that they were looking at issues for the 2015 federal election and you decided to sign one or more petitions. Elizabeth May has many petitions you can put your name to for great causes like:

-Affordable housing
-Child care and early learning
-Ban animal testing
-Defending Canadians abroad
-Extend the ecoEnergy Retrofit program
-Protect bees - ban neonicotinoids
-Marine Protected areas
-Etc.
-Etc.

Signing a 1 or 2 petitions from the Green Party is non-incriminatory, and doesn't leave these women (that take huge risks to their life, general wellbeing, and liberties in Canada) 'out in the cold' when many need some support. Heck, I have never "hobbied" and I signed Elizabeth May's petition - in fact I signed a few of them (love the marine protected area and national transit petitions).

Best of luck ladies.

 

[canada-man]

After the thanksgiving monday maybe you see the number of signings increased

 

[Evangeline Grace]

I very much agree. I find it hilarious that terbies are afraid to sign a petition. Every member registers with an email address, with fake names. They will post about their sexual exploits but can sign up to support the women they see. Its hypocritical & unfair to the women about to lose their human rights. We're fighting for you guys. Least you could all do is add your vote!!

lol, that's a good point!! I am encouraging to use a fake name and address... that doesn't necessarily make the petition legitimate, but what it does do is SENDS A LETTER TO PM HARPER AND PETER MACKAY EVERY TIME SOMEONE SIGNS IT.

There was talk on Perb about emailing MP's, but people were afraid to do that too, so I started this petition as a way of making it easy, but it's amazing how very little sex trade workers themselves or clients are willing to take a few minutes out of their day to do this. I hear people complaining enough about this bill, but not seeing anybody take much action to try to stop it. I wouldn't be so afraid of signing the petition as I wold be for what happens to our Human Rights, when this bill passes.

 

[MPAsquared]

lol, that's a good point!! I am encouraging to use a fake name and address... that doesn't necessarily make the petition legitimate, but what it does do is SENDS A LETTER TO PM HARPER AND PETER MACKAY EVERY TIME SOMEONE SIGNS IT.

There was talk on Perb about emailing MP's, but people were afraid to do that too, so I started this petition as a way of making it easy, but it's amazing how very little sex trade workers themselves or clients are willing to take a few minutes out of their day to do this. I hear people complaining enough about this bill, but not seeing anybody take much action to try to stop it. I wouldn't be so afraid of signing the petition as I wold be for what happens to our Human Rights, when this bill passes.

Precisely. No fear of posting on boards with an email & ip address attached, but a petition to save the lives of the women they enjoy & post about??? Shouldn't be too much to ask. Heck, folks could multi-post with real emails, hobby emails, etc.

Same with sending emails to mp's, senators, premiers. Use your hobby email!!!

Honestly the only power available is power of #s. That goes for votes, petitions, emails, news comments, social media, etc. I wish we could organize 1 massive day-of-action! Country-wide! Have everyone blow up twitter & the email inboxes of the gov! A massive viral virtual protest.!!!

 

[Evangeline Grace]

Precisely. No fear of posting on boards with an email & ip address attached, but a petition to save the lives of the women they enjoy & post about??? Shouldn't be too much to ask. Heck, folks could multi-post with real emails, hobby emails, etc.

Same with sending emails to mp's, senators, premiers. Use your hobby email!!!

Honestly the only power available is power of #s. That goes for votes, petitions, emails, news comments, social media, etc. I wish we could organize 1 massive day-of-action! Country-wide! Have everyone blow up twitter & the email inboxes of the gov! A massive viral virtual protest.!!!

Would love to see such an "Explosion", but it's going to take a heck of lot more work on all our parts if that will ever get organized.... it is possible, but with piddly numbers showing public support it certainly won't be. I will continue to research organizations that are already standing behind this and connecting with them, but the more people who step in and do some of this research themselves and share what they have come up with, then the easier it will be to try to REALLY get something going with this. There is so much more we can all do than just sign the petition... brainstorming and sharing links to other organizations I or others such as you MPsquared can contact is also very helpful!!

 

[MPAsquared]

Would love to see such an "Explosion", but it's going to take a heck of lot more work on all our parts if that will ever get organized.... it is possible, but with piddly numbers showing public support it certainly won't be. I will continue to research organizations that are already standing behind this and connecting with them, but the more people who step in and do some of this research themselves and share what they have come up with, then the easier it will be to try to REALLY get something going with this. There is so much more we can all do than just sign the petition... brainstorming and sharing links to other organizations I or others such as you MPsquared can contact is also very helpful!!

If I had print/tv media contacts, I'd find a way to place ads all over!

 

[Evangeline Grace]

Here is a list of our Senator's emails. Some of them didn't have an email address listed, so I just left their other contact information intact. Please take it upon yourselves to write them. If anyone would like me to forward an email on your behalf, please email it to me at tantricbliss@hotmail.ca

MODS MY EMAIL CONTACT IS FOR THIS CAUSE ONLY. I AM IN THE WESTERN REGION AND NOT ADVERTISING. PLEASE ALLOW TO SUPPORT THIS CAUSE. IF NOT OK, THEN EDIT AND I APOLOGIZE.

Raynell Andreychuk - Conservative Party of Canada
raynell.andreychuk@sen.parl.gc.ca

Salma Ataullahjan - Conservative Party of Canada
salma.ataullahjan@sen.parl.gc.ca

George Baker - Liberal Party of Canada
george.baker@sen.parl.gc.ca

Denise Batters - Conservative Party of Canada
denise.batters@sen.parl.gc.ca

Diane Bellemare - Conservative Party of Canada
diane.bellemare@sen.parl.gc.ca

Lynn Beyak - Conservative Party of Canada
lynn.beyak@sen.parl.gc.ca

Douglas Black - Conservative Party of Canada
doug.black@sen.parl.gc.ca

Hugues Boisvenu - Conservative Party of Canada
boisvp@sen.parl.gc.ca

Patrick Brazeau - Independent

Province:
Quebec
Senatorial Designation:
Repentigny
Appointed on the advice of:
Harper (C)

Larry W. Campbell - Liberal Party of Canada
larry.campbell@sen.parl.gc.ca

Claude Carignan - Conservative Party of Canada
claude.carignan@sen.parl.gc.ca

Maria Chaput - Liberal Party of Canada
maria.chaput@sen.parl.gc.ca

Marie-P. Charette-Poulin - Liberal Party of Canada
marie.poulin@sen.parl.gc.ca

Anne C. Cools - Independent
anne.cools@sen.parl.gc.ca

Jane Cordy - Liberal Party of Canada
jane.cordy@sen.parl.gc.ca

James S. Cowan - Liberal Party of Canada
jim.cowan@sen.parl.gc.ca

Jean-Guy Dagenais - Conservative Party of Canada
jean-guy.dagenais@sen.parl.gc.ca

Dennis Dawson - Liberal Party of Canada
dennis.dawson@sen.parl.gc.ca

Joseph A. Day - Liberal Party of Canada
joseph.day@sen.parl.gc.ca

Jacques Demers - Conservative Party of Canada
line.tessier@sen.parl.gc.ca

Percy E. Downe - Liberal Party of Canada
Percy.Downe@sen.parl.gc.ca

Norman E. Doyle - Conservative Party of Canada
norman.doyle@sen.parl.gc.ca

Michael Duffy - Independent

Province:
Prince Edward Island
Senatorial Designation:
Cavendish
Appointed on the advice of:
Harper (C)

Lillian Eva Dyck - Liberal Party of Canada
lillian.dyck@sen.parl.gc.ca

Nicole Eaton - Conservative Party of Canada
nicole.eaton@sen.parl.gc.ca

Art Eggleton - Liberal Party of Canada
art.eggleton@sen.parl.gc.ca

Tobias C. Enverga Jr. - Conservative Party of Canada
tobias.enverga@sen.parl.gc.ca

Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis - Conservative Party of Canada
suzanne.fortin-duplessis@sen.parl.gc.ca

Joan Fraser - Liberal Party of Canada
joan.fraser@sen.parl.gc.ca

Linda Frum - Conservative Party of Canada
linda.frum@sen.parl.gc.ca

George Furey - Liberal Party of Canada
george.furey@sen.parl.gc.ca

Irving Gerstein - Conservative Party of Canada

Province:
Ontario
Senatorial Designation:
Ontario
Appointed on the advice of:
Harper (C)
Telephone:
613-947-4041 or 1-800-267-7362
Fax:
613-947-4039

Stephen Greene - Conservative Party of Canada
stephen.greene@sen.parl.gc.ca

Céline Hervieux-Payette - Liberal Party of Canada
celine.hervieux-payette@sen.parl.gc.ca

Leo Housakos - Conservative Party of Canada
diane.lacombe@sen.parl.gc.ca

Elizabeth Hubley - Liberal Party of Canada
elizabeth.hubley@sen.parl.gc.ca

Mobina S.B. Jaffer - Liberal Party of Canada
mjaffer@sen.parl.gc.ca

Janis G. Johnson - Conservative Party of Canada
janis.johnson@sen.parl.gc.ca

Serge Joyal - Liberal Party of Canada
serge.joyal@sen.parl.gc.ca

Colin Kenny - Liberal Party of Canada
colin.kenny@sen.parl.gc.ca

Noël A. Kinsella - Conservative Party of Canada
noel.kinsella@sen.parl.gc.ca

Daniel Lang - Conservative Party of Canada
daniel.lang@sen.parl.gc.ca

Daniel Lang - Conservative Party of Canada
daniel.lang@sen.parl.gc.ca

Marjory LeBreton - Conservative Party of Canada
marjory.lebreton@sen.parl.gc.ca

Sandra M. Lovelace Nicholas - Liberal Party of Canada
carole.smith@sen.parl.gc.ca

Michael L. MacDonald - Conservative Party of Canada

Province:
Nova Scotia
Senatorial Designation:
Cape Breton
Appointed on the advice of:
Harper (C)
Telephone:
613-995-1866 or 1-800-267-7362
Fax:
613-995-1853

Ghislain Maltais - Conservative Party of Canada
ghislain.maltais@sen.parl.gc.ca

Fabian Manning - Conservative Party of Canada
fabian.manning@sen.parl.gc.ca

Elizabeth Marshall - Conservative Party of Canada
elizabeth.marshall@sen.parl.gc.ca

Yonah Martin - Conservative Party of Canada
martin@sen.parl.gc.ca

Paul J. Massicotte - Liberal Party of Canada
paul.massicotte@sen.parl.gc.ca

Elaine McCoy - Independent (Progressive Conservative)
elaine.mccoy@sen.parl.gc.ca

Thomas Johnson McInnis - Conservative Party of Canada
thomasjohnson.mcinnis@sen.parl.gc.ca

Paul E. McIntyre - Conservative Party of Canada
paul.mcintyre@sen.parl.gc.ca

Terry M. Mercer - Liberal Party of Canada
terry.mercer@sen.parl.gc.ca

Pana Merchant - Liberal Party of Canada

Province:
pana.merchant@sen.parl.gc.ca

Don Meredith - Conservative Party of Canada
don.meredith@sen.parl.gc.ca

Grant Mitchell - Liberal Party of Canada
grant.mitchell@sen.parl.gc.ca

Percy Mockler - Conservative Party of Canada
percy.mockler@sen.parl.gc.ca

Wilfred P. Moore - Liberal Party of Canada
wp.moore@sen.parl.gc.ca

Jim Munson - Liberal Party of Canada
jim.munson@sen.parl.gc.ca

Nancy Ruth - Conservative Party of Canada
nancy.ruth@sen.parl.gc.ca

Richard Neufeld - Conservative Party of Canada
richard.neufeld@sen.parl.gc.ca

Thanh Hai Ngo - Conservative Party of Canada
thanhhai.ngo@sen.parl.gc.ca

Claude Nolin - Conservative Party of Canada
claude.nolin@sen.parl.gc.ca

Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie - Conservative Party of Canada
kelvin.ogilvie@sen.parl.gc.ca

Victor Oh - Conservative Party of Canada
senator.oh@sen.parl.gc.ca

Dennis Glen Patterson - Conservative Party of Canada
dennis.patterson@sen.parl.gc.ca

Donald Neil Plett - Conservative Party of Canada
don.plett@sen.parl.gc.ca

Rose-May Poirier - Conservative Party of Canada
rosemay.poirier@sen.parl.gc.ca

Nancy Greene Raine - Conservative Party of Canada
nancy.raine@sen.parl.gc.ca

************tte Ringuette - Liberal Party of Canada
pierette.ringuette@sen.parl.gc.ca

Michel Rivard - Conservative Party of Canada
michel.rivard@sen.parl.gc.ca

Jean-Claude Rivest - Independent
jc.rivest@sen.parl.gc.ca

Fernand Robichaud - Liberal Party of Canada

Province:
New Brunswick
Senatorial Designation:
New Brunswick
Appointed on the advice of:
Chrétien (Lib.)
Telephone:
613-943-0675 or 1-800-267-7362
Fax:
613-943-0677

Bob Runciman - Conservative Party of Canada
bob.runciman@sen.parl.gc.ca

Judith G. Seidman - Conservative Party of Canada
judith.seidman@sen.parl.gc.ca

Asha Seth - Conservative Party of Canada
asha.seth@sen.parl.gc.ca

Nick G. Sibbeston - Liberal Party of Canada
sibnic@sen.parl.gc.ca

David P. Smith - Liberal Party of Canada
david.smith@sen.parl.gc.ca

Carolyn Stewart Olsen - Conservative Party of Canada
carolyn.stewartolsen@sen.parl.gc.ca

Scott Tannas - Conservative Party of Canada
scott.tannas@sen.parl.gc.ca

Claudette Tardif - Liberal Party of Canada
claudette.tardif@sen.parl.gc.ca

David Tkachuk - Conservative Party of Canada
david.tkachuk@sen.parl.gc.ca

Betty E. Unger - Conservative Party of Canada
betty.unger@sen.parl.gc.ca

Josée Verner - Conservative Party of Canada
josee.verner@sen.parl.gc.ca

John D. Wallace - Conservative Party of Canada
john.wallace@sen.parl.gc.ca

Pamela Wallin - Independent

Province:
Saskatchewan
Senatorial Designation:
Saskatchewan
Appointed on the advice of:
Harper (C)

Charlie Watt - Liberal Party of Canada
charlie.watt@sen.parl.gc.ca

David M. Wells - Conservative Party of Canada
claudine.courtois@sen.parl.gc.ca

Vernon White - Conservative Party of Canada
senatorwhite@sen.parl.gc.ca

 

[squeezer]

I believe only hard copies can be presented by Elizabeth May to the House Of Commons. This fact was tweeted by Ms. May.

 

[Evangeline Grace]

I believe only hard copies can be presented by Elizabeth May to the House Of Commons. This fact was tweeted by Ms. May.

If anyone is willing to mail in a hard copy that would be great. All you have to do is Google to find our list of senators and their addresses. However anything we can do at all including emailing the senators is better than nothing at all. Just what if we can get enough movement going here that they at least "Delay", the bill. That in itself is better than having no impact at all, but we cannot make an impact if we don't network to make a statement.

And yes go ahead and just send a hard copy to Elizabeth May, if you don't want to address any of the senators themselves... anything at all, we need your support everyone!!

 

[cdnsimon]

I believe only hard copies can be presented by Elizabeth May to the House Of Commons. This fact was tweeted by Ms. May.

I'm not sure if this was in relation to what I wrote.

Elizabeth May's website says,

"Help Elizabeth protect the lives of sex trade workers! Sign below or download this petition, have as many people as possible to sign it, and mail it – postage free – to either her Ottawa or Sidney offices. With as few as 25 signatures, Elizabeth can present your petition to the government in the House of Commons."

The point I was making was that if a signature appears on her petition there is not way to tell if the signatory is someone who "hobbies" or not. How could it be? She's the leader of the Green Party of Canada and millions of Canadians have been to her website.

If the online petition is signed, staff in her office can print it off and take it to the House, no? If her petition is currently online it doesn't mean that the submitted information can't be compiled and submitted to the House on paper. People have the choice to e-sign the online petition or download it themselves, print it off, get signatures, and send that hard copy to her.

 

[Evangeline Grace]

I'm not sure if this was in relation to what I wrote.

Elizabeth May's website says,

"Help Elizabeth protect the lives of sex trade workers! Sign below or download this petition, have as many people as possible to sign it, and mail it – postage free – to either her Ottawa or Sidney offices. With as few as 25 signatures, Elizabeth can present your petition to the government in the House of Commons."

The point I was making was that if a signature appears on her petition there is not way to tell if the signatory is someone who "hobbies" or not. How could it be? She's the leader of the Green Party of Canada and millions of Canadians have been to her website.

If the online petition is signed, staff in her office can print it off and take it to the House, no? If her petition is currently online it doesn't mean that the submitted information can't be compiled and submitted to the House on paper. People have the choice to e-sign the online petition or download it themselves, print it off, get signatures, and send that hard copy to her.

Absolutely and I set up the online petition that I did so she gets a copy of the letter every time someone signs the petition, as does PM Harper and Peter MacKay. Trust me I will also be following up to ensure she is on this in some way, even if I have to personally call her office. Please people we need your support... thank so much for all you are doing!!

 

[Evangeline Grace]

Comments left on Petition:

MALE, CALGARY, CANADA about 10 hours ago
Because consenting adults should have the right to set the terms of their own private sexual experience. When phrased as a question the answer becomes clear - Should consenting adults be able to set the terms of their own sexual experience? Canada is NOT Sweden.

Because virtually all organizations that represent active sex workers are against Bill C-36 on the grounds that it will make sex work more dangerous. These voices have been roundly ignored. To ignore the input of those who undertsand the issues best and are most directly affected by Bill C-36 is arrogant, patronizing and unethical.

FEMALE, VANCOUVER, CANADA about 13 hours ago
Canada is supposed to be the land of the free- freedom to do a job that is between 2 consenting adults- that is what I as a provider offer. I do it as my choice, I am independent .

My clients are decent people who have a human desire that I fill.

Please go after those who traffic children and foreigners who are being used as slaves-that is a totally different situation.

The thousands of independent, happy, healthy, escorts need to be able to advertize so we can be safe and continue to screen our clients- they are not criminals !!

Either are we- dont take our freedom away please !!