Came across this today on Global TV. Comments and thoughts about this show, especially from the ladies:
http://www.listenuptv.com/episodes/legalized-prostitution-in-canada
"When an Ontario Superior Court judge struck down Canada's laws surrounding prostitution, she paved the way for any adult to participate in and profit from the sex trade. Legally. The judge in the case made the point that she was ruling in the interests of women's safety. In this episode, we're asking how we can best keep the women and children most often victimized in the sex trade safe.
Question of the Week: Was the Ontario judge who struck down the laws surrounding prostitution right or wrong? Talk to us at listenup@listenuptv.com.
What can you do? Write to our government and let your voice be heard on this issue. Click here to find a sample letter, which you can paste into an email to your MP, Canada's Justice Minister, and the Prime Minister."
Then they give a sample letter like this:
"Dear
Thank you for serving our country in challenging times. I am writing today to ask, that amid all the demands of your leadership role, you speak up for vulnerable Canadians by strengthening Canada's laws against prostitution.
I am concerned that Justice Susan Himel's recent Superior Court ruling will give sex traffickers a free pass in this country, resulting in more exploitation of vulnerable Canadians caught up against their will in the sex trade. I do not want prostitution to become a charter protected practice here in Canada. Rather, we need to strengthen legislation so as to protect the vulnerable and continue the great reputation Canada has earned as a nation that protects and supports our most vulnerable citizens.
I urge you to consider the Swedish model of criminalizing the purchaser of sex, and not the provider. Furthermore, I urge the Government of Canada to provide education, training, and support for those wishing to escape the sex trade and thereby reduce prostitution in this country.
Yours sincerely,"
http://www.listenuptv.com/episodes/legalized-prostitution-in-canada
"When an Ontario Superior Court judge struck down Canada's laws surrounding prostitution, she paved the way for any adult to participate in and profit from the sex trade. Legally. The judge in the case made the point that she was ruling in the interests of women's safety. In this episode, we're asking how we can best keep the women and children most often victimized in the sex trade safe.
Question of the Week: Was the Ontario judge who struck down the laws surrounding prostitution right or wrong? Talk to us at listenup@listenuptv.com.
What can you do? Write to our government and let your voice be heard on this issue. Click here to find a sample letter, which you can paste into an email to your MP, Canada's Justice Minister, and the Prime Minister."
Then they give a sample letter like this:
"Dear
Thank you for serving our country in challenging times. I am writing today to ask, that amid all the demands of your leadership role, you speak up for vulnerable Canadians by strengthening Canada's laws against prostitution.
I am concerned that Justice Susan Himel's recent Superior Court ruling will give sex traffickers a free pass in this country, resulting in more exploitation of vulnerable Canadians caught up against their will in the sex trade. I do not want prostitution to become a charter protected practice here in Canada. Rather, we need to strengthen legislation so as to protect the vulnerable and continue the great reputation Canada has earned as a nation that protects and supports our most vulnerable citizens.
I urge you to consider the Swedish model of criminalizing the purchaser of sex, and not the provider. Furthermore, I urge the Government of Canada to provide education, training, and support for those wishing to escape the sex trade and thereby reduce prostitution in this country.
Yours sincerely,"
