In my last post I talked a
little bit about the current laws on prostitution in Canada. Today I am going
to talk more about the new revisions to those original laws.
In Canada paying cash for
sex is perfectly legal. However it is the other acts that come from the buying
of sex that make prostitution become illegal.
The solicitation and
organization and use of brothels were once illegal in Canada though recently the
Ontario Court of Appeal changed these laws. Before these laws were changed they
ensured that every prostitute would in turn be living illegally even if they
were engaging in legal forms of prostitution.
The Ontario Court of Appeal
read and reviewed the former laws on Canadian prostitution and agreed that they
in turn made prostitutes “vulnerable to brutalization, rape and outright murder”
the entire time they were engaging in any activities of the sex trade. (Kay,
2012)
The Ontario Court of Appeal
also thought that the former laws on prostitution in Canada hindered the
ability for prostitutes to be able to keep themselves safe and secure on a
daily basis.
The organization and
ownership of brothels in Canada has recently been made legal.
The ability to live on the
avails of prostitution has also been made legal, but only for ‘non-exploitative’
commercial relationships.
Currently the laws regarding
the solicitation of prostitutes has yet to be re-written, although Parliament
is open to revising this law as well as others.
Personally I believe that
these new laws are a great improvement upon the original laws. These new laws
will provide prostitutes with the ability to live their lives with a better
sense of safety and protection from the people and elements that wish to harm
them.
My next post will go into
further detail on the opposing sides of the ‘legalizing prostitution’ debate.
The article used:Kay, J. (2012, March 26). A worthy, measured blow for
prostitution-law reform. National Post. Retrieved from
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/03/26/jonathan-kay-a-worthy-measured-blow-for-prostitution-law-reform/
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