Sweet Emily J 172062 Report post Posted December 6, 2014 Toronto Newspapers Says it Will Defy Ad Ban Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press Published Saturday, December 6, 2014 7:44AM EST http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-newspaper-says-it-will-defy-ad-ban-in-new-prostitution-bill-1.2135855 OTTAWA -- A ban on advertising sexual services takes effect Saturday as part of the federal government's new prostitution laws -- but at least one of Canada's leading independent newspapers says it plans to defy it. The prohibition is one of several sweeping new changes to the way prostitution is now regulated in Canada in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last year that found the old laws violated the rights of prostitutes. But Toronto's Now Magazine, which has long published ads promoting sexual services in the back pages of its weekly tabloid, has no plans to stop, said Alice Klein, the alternative newspaper's editor and chief executive officer "Now Magazine started taking sex ads because we take ads, that's how we support ourselves and we have always refused to discriminate against sex work and sex workers," she said in an interview. "We are committed to free expression and we don't believe it's our right to say which advertisers are allowed to advertise and which advertisers aren't." Read More... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ice4fun 78407 Report post Posted December 6, 2014 Another example of how reasonable people are seeing this crap law. Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ou**or**n Report post Posted December 6, 2014 It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Nice to see them take a stand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luckyme 41401 Report post Posted December 6, 2014 Hope this is just a start, and many others will follow. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunValerie 8573 Report post Posted December 6, 2014 I hope that others will follow. We need more people and groups to stand up. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fortunateone 156618 Report post Posted December 7, 2014 i was confused by some words in the article, particuarly when Alan Y's last name was changed to youthful. censorship lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Emily J 172062 Report post Posted December 9, 2014 Alice Klein was on CBC's As it Happens tonight to discuss the story. Listen here: http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/As+It+Happens/ID/2631195650/ Now Magazine's defiance of the new law really interests and intrigues me. It will be most interesting to see where it goes. It could end up being really meaningful. Of course it's based upon their own self interests as a business, but it's completely possible to be concerned about one's own image and bottom line while also simultaneously taking relevant and consequential actions to achieve a larger goal. All corporate philanthropy is based in this premise. We can help ourselves by helping each other, etc. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ice4fun 78407 Report post Posted December 9, 2014 The fact that it is in their own interest does not cause me any concern either. Sent from my Passport using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
