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Hustlers for hire
There is no doubt that sex sells, but if the Ontario Superior Court ruling stands, sex could be sold publicly. Prostitution in Canada exists in a legal grey area, while the act itself is not illegal, soliciting a prostitute, operating a common bawdy house and living off the avails of prostitution are criminal offences.
Illustration by Talbert Johnson
Fair play for Canada’s immigrants
Almost 500 Tamil asylum seekers are waiting in detention centres in British Columbia to hear from the Immigration and Refugee Board about whether or not they will be allowed to disperse into Canada and wait for the much more lengthy process of immigration hearings to start.
Viewpoint: A major missed call from McGuinty
Sometimes father doesn’t always know best. Ontario premier- dad Dalton McGuinty says he is open to lifting the ban on Blackberries and smartphones in public classrooms. He says that there is a “right way” to use the phones in a learning environment.