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I donate a portion of my income each and every month to organizations that offer resources for sex workers.

 

Obviously I am not asking you to forgo paying us for our services, but in addition to doing that please consider donating in a meaningful way to groups such as Maggies, Stella and POWER and the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work law Reform.

 

Attend incognito at the demonstrations...

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/305258766301915/

 

Speak up in your everyday lives. Around the water cooler if the subject comes up, you don't have to say you see escorts. You can say that criminalization leads to more violence and you do not support that.

 

Do not vote for any government official that supports YOUR criminalization.

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Do not vote for any government official that supports YOUR criminalization.

 

^^This is the clearest thing I hope clients hear today. I'm always amazed by how many of our clientele are politically aligned with parties that abhor them? Honestly, it's nauseating.

 

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I'm always amazed by how many of our clientele are politically aligned with parties that abhor them?

 

Canadians as a whole tend to be politically clueless.

 

I once had a talk with a unionised worker who was a staunch Tory supporter. His union was screwed over by the Tories but he was sticking with them because "that's what my family has always done". LOL

 

Another time I talked to a 1%er biker. He too was going to vote Tory. I told him it wasn't in his interests given the Tory tough-on-crime platform. He just said he liked the way our local MP talks on TV.

 

Critical thinking: a lost art.

 

Additional Comments:

Re Fortunate One's article. It left out the saving provision:

 

286.5 No person shall be prosecuted for

 

a) an offence under section 286.2 if the benefit derived is from the

provision of their own sexual services or

 

b) an offence made under section 286.4 in relation to the advertisement of their own sexual services.

 

Sooo...I would say SPs are allowed to do their own advertising and keep their own earnings.

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P.O.W.E.R... may become one of the ways that this legislation can be fought. In order to fight this legislation prior to its being passed and then ultimately having to go through years of court battles all the way to the Supreme Court is there a way to do so right now? What is the best way?

 

Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

What about having someone with standing file an injunction? Also, is there a way to have it referred to the SCC? Granted, I don't know what would be involved,or if it's even viable, but I wanted to put forth some ideas just the same.

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I have said this elsewhere, but you don't have to be a client or identify yourself as one to have strong opinions on this. It is a civil liberties issue. Consenting adults etc. It is the start of a slippery slope.

 

We have laws against exploiting minors, trafficking, slavery, exploiting anyone. Why do we need a law so specific? Because politicians are lazy. And you can blame the Tories all you want, there are supporters of this in all of the parties. They are afraid to be stigmatized so they will say what they think people will want to hear.

 

It is not about sex, it is about basic human liberties and dignity.

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What if my ad read "Hey gents available for adult companionship for a fee. Bonus free sex!!" Seriously what could they do?

 

In the meantime I am hoping the Senate will give this bill the very utmost consideration to not see it pass. Because as the OP suggests women (sex workers) will die.

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It is not about sex, it is about basic human liberties and dignity.

 

That's exactly it!

 

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What if my ad read "Hey gents available for adult companionship for a fee. Bonus free sex!!" Seriously what could they do?

 

That's a good question... I wish I knew more about how the law works in this regard. Would they need 100% proof that sex took place for monetary exchange, or would 'reasonable suspicion' by a judge in a court of law be enough to convict a patron? I'm not sure to be honest with you. Any legal experts on the board?

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