Provinces could kill new prostitution law by refusing to enforce it

[Guest Ou**or**n]

lets hope it happens :)

[Ice4fun 78406]

The request by Ms. Wynne to have her Attorney General review the law is undoubtedly a positive step. The hope would be that the AG reviews the law and refers it to the court.

 

If the Ontario Government decides to refer it to the court it would then give them the political cover they would need to hold off on prosecutions while the constitutionality of the law is still before the courts.

 

Just my Opinion

 

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[Guest Ou**or**n]

If the Ontario Government decides to refer it to the court it would then give them the political cover they would need to hold off on prosecutions while the constitutionality of the law is still before the courts.

 

Agreed, hopefully they have this in mind.

[fortunateone 156618]

I have seen two articles quoting from Edmonton officers that they don't think much will change due to C36. Both seemed to only refer to street workers anyway. One was worried that the program they use for support would disappear because they would be unable to arrest the SWs in order to take them to this outreach centre which is how they were getting them there.

 

Another report was mentioned, regarding Montreal not going to enforce anything that wasn't already inline with their current anti trafficking procedures.

 

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/426200/prostitution-pas-d-arrestations-de-masse-en-vue-a-montreal

 

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/12/08/new-prostitution-bill-may-put-edmonton-outreach-programs-in-jeopardy

 

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/12/08/gunter-anti-prostitution-law-usless-at-best

[Guest Ou**or**n]

I love how now that the law is in effect that the police are suddenly realizing that outreach programs (such a polite term for an alternative to arrest) are now almost completely useless as the women are unlikely to be able to be threatened with being charged (unless they are working near a school).

 

Where were these police forces during the bill's hearings?

[canuckhooker 19202]

I was talking to a spa owner in Toronto last weekend. She said that local licensed spas had already been called into talk to local LE and Councillors. They were told nothing was going to change in regards to them. They said they were already of the opinion that the law was going to be challenged, successfully and they were not willing to enforce a law that was so flawed or make arrests that were going to get tossed once it got to court.

 

Now we just have a few more years to wait until sanity reigns again.