Royalfun

Congrats for your third anniversary on CERB; and many more to come !

Merci, Nathalie. Tu as été et restera importante pour nous tous, pour moi, c'est sûr.

Strip clubs, massage parlors, and so many other kind of businesses may be targeted by C36. But C36 is suppose to target the customer, the one that will buy some services considered as sexual services. In a way, it focuses not only on the act of paying for something, but on the intention of the buyer with his purchase. The issue is what are the "sexual services" that will be considered as illegal. And it seems that it will not rely on the one who offer the services, but on the one that buy, What does that means ? In many ways, something may be obvious: getting a FS, or BJ, and paying for it. Some may be less obvious: getting a massage, from a MA or a RMT: the customer will be nude, he will receive a body treatment and probably some satisfaction. For some people, only to be touched has a sexual dimension, even if the provider has no intentional sexual provision. So who will decide if the customer bought "sexual services" ? Some people go to see a porn movie, and they consider that for themselves as a sexual service; is it? What about the Internet, one-on-one webcam services, dating services, and so on. What is a sexual service bought by a "John" that will be considered as an illegal act ? My understanding of C36 is that it is not illegal to offer sexual services, but it is illegal to buy them So the offer has, in a way, no incidence on the illegality of the criminal act. Everything, except advertisement, will be to prove that a person has bought a service with the intention to receive a sexual service. How to prove that ? I'm sure that the providers will never say that they offer sexual services; why they would? They will say that they offer companionship, pleasure, cuddling, understanding... and it will be true. That's my thoughts for now. C36 remains a non-sense, brought by a political party blinded by an ideology that not rely on the people. They do that for C36, but they do that for the pipeline, for the election process, the social services...

I really doubt that the LE and the cities with their tight budgets will get into a very complex and expensive surveillance on the individuals when they communicate between themselves to book an appointment or to inquire about the services. There are so many other threats to the safety of the Nation that they will do then as they do now. They already try to focus on the child pornography issue, but their resources are not enough to cover that task, more crucial and important than the communication between an honest hobbyist and an honest SP. For Harper, and his supporters, what is annoying is what you see in the street. For that matter, the street workers will have a hard time, and their safety will be at risk. And Street workers are not the ones that use computers and emails to promote their business. Look at the presentation of McKay on C36: the purpose of C36 is the safety on the streets... not about the safety of the street workers. This new bill is so full of non-sense that it will be overturned by the SCC. What we have to do is to help those who will contest C36 in court, like Pivot Legal Society of BC. When I say help, I am saying to support them or group alike with our donation. It's in our own interest and in the interest of the industry. We all know that money will be the tool to win this legal battle; Harper has access to our taxes to fight against us; so we have to be strong together. The other thing we have to do is to make sure that Harper and his party will lose the next election. And really, do you think that Fort McMurray and the tar sand industry could last without the SPs ?

I'm all with you, Kathryn, and my donation will go to POWER of Ottawa and Pivot Legal Society.

The integrists of the conservative party have gone to the limit of their fanatism. Maybe they should bring back the Inquisition where they burned the witches and the fornicators.

Just to comment on how the media has dealt with the "online" survey: "Majority of Canadians..." as if a online survey could lead to a such conclusion. The Harper Conservatives have always tried to use demagogic means to get to their point; they abolished the mandatory census to hide the reality of Canadians. Now with this "online farce consultation", they will base their policy on an approximative and biased results of a non-scientific survey. But the Conservatives have an agenda, and they will, unfortunately, use their majority in Parliement to buy time.

For me, email is my preferred way of communication; it give me time to write and say with some precision what I request and a proper introduction of myself. Phone is more for practical information, and texting is really the best. Does the SP wants to hear my voice? Well I may have a sexy accent, but I'm not too much into a conversation over the phone.

Happy birthday, Cleo !