Well the new laws come down today. The government line is that 'selling will still be legal (personally, not exploitative obviously) but purchasing will not.'
Not a horrible idea, I'm all for the personal liberty aspect and I still think legalization is the way to go overall, but I do admit that legalization has it's own share of problems too and I am very concerned about trafficking and exploitative uses of women, which is far more prevalent that many know, even in legal jurisdictions. So I'd be fine with losing personal liberty (for the women and the men) if there was a good fix to the larger problem.
Don't think that's going to happen here though. With the way McKay answered a lot of the questions, it looks like it'll make prostitution a lot more dangerous in Canada. NO advertising, including online, which is going to make it hard for women to screen their clients etc. It also opens up a lot of grey area for prostitutes to be charged even though the official line the government is saying is that they want to go after johns, pimps, and others who exploit and traffic.
Seems like a HUGE step backwards and very concerning to women in a human rights perspective. Don't like it at all.
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