Does he even care? It is good legislation that recognizes sex buyers as predators and sellers as their prey. While it is still illegal to purchase sex, our current government appears sympathetic to the enormous pressure from Canadian lobby groups to change this. Heinz escaped prostitution after seven hellish years. She was taken from the streets of Edmonton in , her lifeless body found discarded in a field a month later.
To this day, the murder of Caralyn Aubrey King remains unsolved. Both women argue that in order to end human trafficking and prostitution in Canada, we first must put an end to the demand for paid sex. They estimate there are two million sex buyers β also known as johns β currently in the country. It is dangerous. It is immoral. This newsletter tackles hot topics with boldness, verve and wit. Subscriber-exclusive edition on Fridays. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
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Several survivors spoke at the Edmonton gala. Their horrendous stories β bravely shared β were no doubt a punch to the gut of all those in attendance. Juanita Murphy was born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, to a heroin-addicted father who introduced her to the drug and later became her pimp. A dark irony, considering the abuse and violence that prostitution entails.
