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.
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Category: Centretown News
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City groups discuss using design to prevent crime
Crime Prevention Ottawa and police are advocating environmental design as a strategy to curb crimes such as bike theft – a common occurrence in Centretown.
Viewpoint: Partisan hackery is for Yankees, unacceptable in True North
American-style news: divisive, ideological – and Canada doesn’t need it.
Parking meters converted into bike racks
Even as the city converts 550 old parking meters in the downtown area to new bike-parking devices, cycling advocates worry it’s not enough.
Evgeniya Kulgina, Centretown NewsThe city has converted these old parking meters to accomodate more than one bicycle at a time.