The Prostitution Bill is a Bizarre Work of Moral Panic

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[B][U]The Prostitution Bill is a Bizarre Work of Moral Panic[/U][/B]

Tom Flanagan | June 20, 2014

[I]Tom Flanagan is a distinguished fellow in the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary.[/I]

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Bill C-36, the federal governmentâ??s legislative draft on prostitution, is a strange piece of work for a conservative party to put forward. Its proposal to criminalize the purchase, but not the sale, of sex â?? the so-called Nordic model â?? is drawn from the lore of radical feminism, which identifies heterosexual relations with patriarchal domination.

The bill is an unfortunate departure from the British legal tradition. Neither the sale nor the purchase of sex has been illegal in Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Rather, parliaments in the British tradition have legislated to contain the evils associated with prostitution: to combat the spread of venereal disease, to reduce disorder on the streets, and to prevent young girls (and boys) from being forced into a life of prostitution. Legislation has created criminal offences surrounding prostitution, but has not criminalized the central economic transaction.

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