Don’t look now, but Ontario just legalized prostitution, sweeping aside the country’s anti-prostitution laws. No word yet about whether Canadian prostitutes take Canadian Tire money.
Rufus F.
Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).
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Perhaps the better news is that this is not a brand new decision, this is (I believe) the apellate court upholding a previous ruling.
Now we just have to wait until it goes to the Supreme Court.Report
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Right, that’s true. I was intrigued by the defense- that the law prevented them from taking basic safety precautions. Of course that’s probably true, but I’d never really thought of it that way.Report
My blog is called the Bawdy House Provisions, named after that law. Does this mean I have to stop blogging?Report