Prostitution: Ontario says ok to brothels
 

Landmark decision, other provinces will likely follow suit.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/...950/story.html

Way to go, Ontario. Quebec to follow? :)

Finally, a country who have good sense to protect their prostitutes. Or are they just FEMALE prostitutes?

shit i let all my good domains go for this..when they reversed their decision the other year :(

congratulations ontario! one less witch hunt...

Now if they would legalize the reefer..

they have 12 months before this comes into play..wanna bet something will happen between then and now?

hush lil fella, the adults are having a conversation.

have a lolli..

http://www.mdfilms.net/Wordpress/wp-...op-390x600.jpg

About time

if this goes through, it will be more about tax dollars than protection.

Sounds like a good investment opportunity may be in the works.

I might move to Canada as the US is outlawing porn and sex here.

I wouldnt want to do that:1orglaugh

I may have to go on Dragon's Den and see if Keven O'Leary wants to go in with me for $100K on a chain of houses of ill repute.

:1orglaugh

:pimp :pimp

apparently it IS through... it's now just a matter of amending the criminal code. ie.. paperwork.

they reversed their decision last time

oh yeah? I don't know who dropped the ball last time. Looks decisive this time anyway.

Ontario is cool :)

This will be appealed to the Federal Supreme Court, so everything will still be in limbo.

Sounds good :thumbsup

Sex and pot. Don't understand why either is illegal. Make it legal, and then tax it.

Not yet ... That is Ontario`s top court.

It will be appealed, and heard in front of Canada supreme court ...

I hope it does win there, then it is final .

The government has twelve months to fix the law so it is constitutional. They may be able to make seemingly reasonable changes to make the law legal while still essentially outlawing brothels, or to fight human trafficking and exploitation they could have registration and logs like truckers have to show that each worker is not on premises more than eight hours a day, etc.

Failing reasonable changes, they could regulate and license them so tightly that opening one is basically impossible.
As an example, energy refineries are theoretically legal in the US, "you just need a permit". It's been 35 years since anyone has been able to get a permit. 1976 was the last permit issued to build a refinery, but theoretically it's legal to make gasoline. In practice, it's illegal to open a refinery since they never ever issue the required permit. The court hasn't said that's unconstitutional. At this point, Canada could do with brothels what the US has done with the oil and gas industry - call it legal, but have it take ten years and $350 million to get a permit.

Voted down here yesterday. No brothels in Manitoba for the forseeable future.

I have no doubt the thinking among proponents is that they want to get it more under control, and taxable. Their outspoken reasoning all revolves around safety for the girls, but it's the tax part of it that has them secretly salivating.

It may be the oldest profession but it's also the oldest tax-dodging career choice as well.

:):):):)

finally..

There's still the supreme court and I'm assuming it will go to that so expect another couple of years of fighting...
WG