Prostitution in Canada - Onechild, Prostitution Reference (Paperback)

Chapters: Onechild, Prostitution Reference. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In Canada, prostitution itself (exchanging sex for money) is not illegal, but most activities surrounding it (such as operating a brothel, being found in a brothel, procuring or soliciting in a public place) are illegal, making it difficult to engage in prostitution without breaking any law. Although Canada is a federation, the criminal law applies throughout the country, so these laws are the same throughout Canada. Soliciting in a public place is illegal (automobiles are considered public space if they can be seen). Running, owning or occupying a brothel is also illegal. Private communication (telephone, internet, e-mail, etc.) for the purpose of prostitution is legal. The exact number of Canadian prostitutes is not known. A survey from 2000 showed that 7% of Canadian men have paid for sex at least once in their life, compared to 18% of American men in 1994 and 15% of American men in 2004. The following activities are unlawful (the law applies throughout Canada): From the Canadian Criminal Code: 210. (1) Every one who keeps a common bawdy-house is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. Landlord, inmate, etc. (2) Every one who (a) is an inmate of a common bawdy-house, (b) is found, without lawful excuse, in a common bawdy-house, or (c) as owner, landlord, lessor, tenant, occupier, agent or otherwise having charge or control of any place, knowingly permits the place or any part thereof to be let or used for the purposes of a common bawdy-house, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary 213. (1) Every person who in a public place or in any place open to public view (a) stops or attempts to stop any motor vehic...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1518854