Johanne Paquin, responsible at the SPVM for tracking prostitution, announced her retirement yesterday. Cops are usually not appreciated by most actors on the sex work scene, but I think her balance sheet is largely positive. She had a good knowledge of the issues and of the industry. She was a wise strategist. She had to deal with the new prostitution law, with the public statement of Coderre who was to close the massage parlors, with the pressure of the prohibitionists both directly and through the elected representatives and with some RCMP strategies that were not in line with the SPVM approach. She was mainly concerned with the security of the sex workers. Under her direction, the SPVM has put the energy where it counts: minors and violent pimps. Kudos to her.
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The mileage at tity bars across the board dropped big time due to Coderre and many shut down. Since he left I noticed grinding action returning to the clubs. Now this leaves uncertainty who will replace Johanne Paquin... It could be a ultra conservative religious fanatic then the sex business will be in big trouble.
imho je dirais qu'il s'agit d'une décision interne de la direction du SPVM et que la mairesse n'a rien a y voir.......une fois nommée la ou le nouveau responsable rencontrera très certainement la nouvelle élue pour discuter avec elle de son plan de match.
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