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Voted yesterday with my drivers license. Simple, pleasant and 15 minutes. It may take longer if you live in another riding.

I spoke to an SP yesterday who thought she wouldn't be able to vote because she will be on tour till after the election. Turns out she can vote. The info is at http://www.elections.ca/Home.aspx Anyone can vote now at one of the 400 Elections Canada offices. Just take your ID, one or two...

I was reading a description of the prostitution laws in New Zealand posted by the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective. It makes interesting reading when considered against what we have now and may have in Canada after the decision by the Supreme Court of Canada...

Osgoode Law School professor Alan Young writes that the National Film Board (NFB) paid near a Million Dollars to the producers of the prohibitionist propaganda film Buying Sex. That's taxpayers money. The letter from Alan Young to the NFB can be found at...

Canada Wide Media Release, Calgary Conservative Convention Sex Worker Consultation I just authorized the following media release. Calgary Conservative Convention Sex Work Resolution CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 30, 2013) - The West Coast Cooperative of Sex Industry Professionals...

The Conservative Party Convention in Calgary this week is going to vote on a proposal to make paying for sex a criminal offence. They are suggesting you can give it away for free but the client can't pay. If the party supports this and Harper likes the idea, Harper can bury it in one of...

Who Carried the Story Here is a list of the media outlets that carried the story. I heard it was also on the radio. Fort McMurray Today http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2013/10/10/canadian-sex-workers-group-call-for-mike-allen-to-stay-on-as-mla The National Post...

The back story is, Alberta Conservative MLA Mike Allen was on a govt. junket to St. Paul, Minnesota and found an ad for a $200 duo session. Unfortunatley the services were being offered by a pair of police officers and they weren't moonlighting. At that price, what did he expect! On the other...

The English Collective of Prostitutes is collecting signatures by online petition for an open letter demanding respect for the rights of sex workers and their clients. The link to sign is http://prostitutescollective.net/2013/09/09/3171/ and here is a bit of the open letter...