Canada Preparing to Legalize Prostitution?
Lifesite ^ | Friday February 25, 2005
 

Another New Democratic Private Member’s Bill supported by Liberals

OTTAWA, February 25, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – At the Federal Liberals’ national convention in March, party members will be asked to support the introduction of legislation to legalize protitution legal in Canada. If passed by the 2,000 delegates meeting from across Canada, the party would ask Parliament to remove section 213 of the Criminal Code, which currenlty prohibits the activity.

National director of Young Liberals Denise Brunsdon said the issue is a priority on the convention agenda. “This is one of the few resolutions brought forward by the national executive themselves,” Brunsdon told the Ottawa Citizen.

Introduced as a private members bill by Vancouver East NDP Libby Davies, the measure is now the focus of a standing committee on justice sub-committee, comprised of Davies, Vancouver Centre Liberal Hedy Fry, Trois-Rivières Bloc Québécois member Paule Brunelle, and Calgary Northeast Conservative Art Hanger. The chairman of the Committee is Welland Liberal John Maloney.

“It's a great idea,” said Liberal Senator Mac Harb, a long-time supporter of legalized prostitution, as reported by the Toronto Sun. As a former Ottawa centre MP, Harb tabled a similar private members bill in 2000. “The upcoming convention will be debating it and I presume it will receive substantial support from the delegates,” Harb said Wednesday. “It's my hope the resolution will pass.”