Canada
29/02/2008 > CANADA
Susan wants to open Canada’s first ever brothel
Prostitution is legal in Canada, but brothels aren’t. As a result sex workers put their lives at risk to go to work. Now, Susan Davies, a prostitute for 22 years, is campaigning to open the country’s first brothel in Vancouver. Read more...
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12/02/2008 > CANADA
Montreal fire-fighters try for Toronto wages
A Montreal fire engine with the altered Toronto emblem
Montreal fire-fighters are arguing for a pay rise to equal their Toronto counterparts- who
have just received a three per cent rise. But because of a law in Quebec that prohibits
emergency services from going on strike, the workers have
had to find a more innovative way to complain. To get their message across the
stations are plastering a new emblem on their engines. An altered version of
the Toronto motif, where the original features Toronto's landmark CN Tower; Montreal's version has the equally famous
Montreal Olympic Stadium in its place. Their message to the council is clear:
we want equal pay. Read more...
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