Parti Populaire des Putes
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Parti Populaire des Putes (rough translation would be the Popular Party of Whores) is a federal political party based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; it promotes the rights of sex trade workers. Its main goals are to decriminalize responsible prostitution in Canada and to promote a positive image of the prostitute in Canadian society as they seek to destroy the more negative stereotypes.
However, many Montrealers who live in areas with heavy prostitution soliciting oppose such measures; they claim that the legalization of prostitution would turn their neighbourhoods into red-light districts.
The PPP counter these arguments by saying that the anti-prostitution laws in the Criminal Code of Canada are outdated and are remnants of pre-Sexual Revolution years. They argue that prostitution is present in urban areas whether it is legal or not. They claim that the legalization of prostitution would protect prostitutes from violent actions, and would allow them workers rights.
Unfortunately for the PPP, the presence of prostitution in Montreal has escalated the city's drug problem.
With Canada's new found progressive identity (Canada has taken steps to legalize medical use of marijuana, and most provinces recognize same-sex marriages), supporters of the party claim that it is only a matter of time before prostitution becomes a national issue, arguing that Canada has many more policies in common with the Netherlands (where prostitution has been legalized) than with the rest of North America.
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External links
- Official Webpage - http://www.walnet.org/ppp/fr:Parti Populaire des Putes