Why? Where is the political cost going to come from? Which substantial segment of the Canadian population will give a crap. I can only see Quebec having the guts to say anything. It will be a nice fat low cost carrot Harper can hand his constituency.. .while continuing to avoid the abortion issue like the plague.
Prostitution Appeal to Be Heard Monday
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Why? Where is the political cost going to come from? Which substantial segment of the Canadian population will give a crap. I can only see Quebec having the guts to say anything. It will be a nice fat low cost carrot Harper can hand his constituency.. .while continuing to avoid the abortion issue like the plague.
If the federal govt. uses that clause it will be big news. BIG. Probably the biggest news story in Canadian politics this year. The Canadian population will give a substantial crap.
Sorry I should have put a
with it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Sweden#Research_on_prostitution_in_Sweden
I consider myself conservative and voted for them, but am pro prostitution. I suspect the majority of conservatives both inside and outside the government really have no axe to grind here and would be just as happy for the issue to go away.
There are fringe Conservatives and fringe Liberals but the vast majority of the people in Canada are at neither extreme. It is kind of tiring hearing all the squawking about how terrible small c conservatives are. You liberals have just as many extremists in your camp as the conservatives. Maybe you should clean up your own back yard first.
I expect 5 years from now, the field of play as it concerns prostitution will look strangely familiar.
There are fringe Conservatives and fringe Liberals but the vast majority of the people in Canada are at neither extreme. It is kind of tiring hearing all the squawking about how terrible small c conservatives are. You liberals have just as many extremists in your camp as the conservatives. Maybe you should clean up your own back yard first.
I expect 5 years from now, the field of play as it concerns prostitution will look strangely familiar.
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From what I've seen/read a lot of the guys are going to Denmark now for their fix. Sort of like many American men go for a few days to Costa Rica for their fill.Sorry I should have put a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Sweden#Research_on_prostitution_in_Sweden
If they feel there is public support they will do it. Here are some cases where it has been used with very little political cost and sometimes a gain:
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/notwithstanding-clause-section-33-charter#usage
Sweden is the ultimate example of a nightmare for the average Terbite, the same section of their criminal code that a guy who gets caught for picking up a prostitute, the guy who beats his wife is also covered. You legalize, tax and control it because it will never ever ever go away.
Everyone would be better off if they just don't raise the issue at all. Given Harper's majority and his whole "family values" schtick, he's more likely to enact legislation outlawing it entirely. That will pay well to his solid religious base in Jesus-land.
No ones arguments in this thread will be won or lost until we see the outcome... unless you are Stephan Harper posting under your TERB handle.
Only after baby doc Jean made it so. Permanently damaging the supremacy of Parliament.
That just isn't going to happen and you know it as well as the rest of us Captain.
