A NEW FEDERAL PROSTITUTION BILL

A weird and utterly hopeless thought just crossed my mind. If the Tories (Conservatives) or anybody else long on sin and short on compassion don't like prostitution then why not figure out professional prostitutes' earnings for the last five years and then pay them an equal amount (annually) to enter the legitimate job market? I mean seriously, if for example any of the million new jobs being touted by Tory Tim Hudak come about here in Ontario then why not reserve a few thousand for our "working" girls? Surely legitimate work wouldn't have any worse job conditions including nights and weekend work. How about clients with deformities, disabilities, bad breath, lack of hygiene up to and including infectious diseases. I mean is it possible that our federal Conservatives think prostitutes enjoy having sex with total strangers, jerks, perverts or even straight johns with or without a missus at home? My guess is that a guaranteed income not to have sex for hire would immediately deplete the ranks dramatically.

On June 7/14 the Waterloo Region Record carried a story titled "Prostitution bill a political ploy that misses mark". It was written by Tim Harper and he clearly is no fan of this proposed legislation. He believes that this legislation will drive prostitution out of relatively safe homes and back into the streets. Mr. Tim Harper believes that this legislation is solely a political attempt by the Tories to appeal to their base and intentionally ignores the very issue that the Supreme Court raised in their ruling demanding new legislation from the federal government. The Supreme Court were not amused by the feds last kick at the can which severely endangered the health and safety of professional sex workers. These conditions while appealing to many are almost guaranteed to put the sex workers in the line of fire. the tories don't care as long as they get credit and more importantly votes in the 2015 federal election. The games have begun.