But working for Ms. Hollander would mean becoming a sex worker. Hollander describes herself as a madame. The prostitution industry described by the Conservative government and supporters of its Bill C during parliamentary hearings this week, she says, is not the prostitution industry she works in. I encourage the women to pursue their education by providing bursary programs. I encourage them to think about their futures by doing RRSP matching, and I have plastic surgery discounts for those that want to feel a bit better about themselves.
Among them:. Katarina MacLeod, the founder of the group Rising Angels, said she was trapped in the sex industry for 15 years. When she got out, she said she had to be taught self-worth, along with how to speak and how to dress. She called for increased social spending to help women escape. MacLeod told the all-party panel of MPs. In those years, I was subjected to all kinds of different abuse. I was anally raped, spat on, had my jaw dislocated, had my hair pulled, been punched β and the list goes on.
Glendine Grant described how her daughter, Jesse, disappeared eight years ago after an ill-fated trip to Nevada with her pimp. Grant, the founder of Mothers Against Trafficking Humans.
Ed and Linda Smith of Regina lost their year-old daughter Sherry in She was six months pregnant when she was found murdered, a year after she fell into prostitution. They are victims. Smith said. The Conservatives responded with a new bill that creates new offences for clients and pimps, but does not generally criminalize prostitutes themselves β except if they communicate to sell their services in a public place where children might be.
The Harper government, though, revealed no ambiguity. I came from an upper-middle class family in the suburbs of Toronto. I was given every privilege imaginable. My employees will all be out of a job. Our society will become more repressed. Screening makes women safe.
