Doug Ford - Crackdown on Illegal Massage Parlours

[james t kirk]

TORONTO - One Toronto councillor wants to ensure there's no such thing as a happy ending.

Councillor Doug Ford asked the licensing and standards committee Tuesday to crack down on "rub and tug" parlours operating under the guise of being traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture clinics.

The committee agreed and asked staff to come back with a report by June about the illegal businesses and what action, if any, the city could take to end the activity.

"Throughout the (municipal) election, the Chinese community came to us in large numbers and asked us if they could get licenced," Ford said Tuesday. "A lot of these places were disguising themselves (while operating as) a rub and tug parlour."

Part of the problem that needs to be resolved provincially is that there is no college overseeing legitimate clinics, Ford said.

But the city can at least tackle the licensing side of the issue and he wants MLS to report back on that possibility, he said.

In his motion to the committee, Ford warned the problem of businesses offering sex under the guise of traditional Chinese medicine was growing in Toronto.

"The trend over the last few years has likely worsened as tougher restrictions imposed through the licensing regime on holistic centres have driven a significant number of illegal operators to masquerade as traditional Chinese medicine establishments so they can circumvent regulation," Ford wrote. "The result negatively impacts traditional Chinese medicine professionals, and can be a nuisance to consumers looking for legitimate practitioners."

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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2011/05/04/18100151.html

 

[james t kirk]

Heard this on the news this morning.

Good to know that the Fords have their priorities safe. NFL Football stadiums and big box shopping plazas on the Waterfront and cracking down on "rub and tugs"

The Brothers Tubby strike again.

 

[fmahovalich]

No Doug has bitten off a big chunk to chew here!! There are thousands of these places!!!

 

[GG2]

What compels this type of action by men in power? Does he have a woman's heel on his nutsack or is it just a game of diversion? Maybe he wants to be able to say he cleaned up the city? Maybe he's just bored? What is it?

 

[Carling]

What compels this type of action by men in power? Does he have a woman's heel on his nutsack or is it just a game of diversion? Maybe he wants to be able to say he cleaned up the city? Maybe he's just bored? What is it?

he's lookin for the best mileage with the hottest MP , for the cheapest price.......

 

[TeasePlease]

It's an easy win to score law and order political credits. Opposition will be weak because no one really wants to get out front on the other side; not councillors and not members of the industry.

 

[5hummer]

Wouldn't it be funny if they catch his daughter (Krista Ford) as an MP?!?

http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2011/05/ford_makes_the_cut_at_lingerie_football_league_tryouts/

 

[fuji]

This is what happens when you vote for the radical right. You get their primitive "morality" rammed down your throat. Next up harper too criminalize prostitution.

you guys who said it wouldn't happen sure look foolish now.

 

[bsi]

This is what happens when you vote for the radical right. You get their primitive "morality" rammed down your throat. Next up harper too criminalize prostitution.

you guys who said it wouldn't happen sure look foolish now.

Yep, there sure were no parlor raids under any previous mayors

 

[Lord_Rambures]

Oh well, at least Toronto is getting money for subway expansion...

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/04/29/toronto-mayor-to-endorse-harper

"He wants to lower taxes. That's what we need in this city. He wants to help us build subways, that's what we need in this city. He wants to create jobs, that's what we need in this city," Ford said.

http://communities.canada.com/vanco...er-keeps-his-evangelicalism-very-private.aspx

Why Stephen Harper keeps his evangelical faith very private

Political observers say Harper -- who has been criticized for muzzling his cabinet and his many evangelical MPs -- could suffer politically if he were more open about his form of Christianity in a diverse, multicultural country such as Canada.

About two decades ago, Harper shifted away from the mainline Protestant denominations of his father and began finding a home in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, which has about 2.5 million members and 14,000 congregations worldwide. One fifth of its members live in North America, with Alberta a Canadian hotbed.

Since Harper moved in 2003 to Ottawa, he has been attending the capital city's Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, called East Gate, under the guidance of Pastor Bill Buitenwerf.

Alliance Church doctrine, like those of other evangelical denominations, strongly oppose homosexual relationships, describing them as the "basest form of sinful conduct."

The Alliance Church is also tough on divorce and holds that Christians who have been adulterous do not have a right to remarry.

The denomination's leaders, in addition, oppose abortion, stem-cell research, euthanasia, the use of marijuana and ordained female clergy.

 

[Lord_Rambures]

Yep, there sure were no parlor raids under any previous mayors

They are targeting the Asian parlours first - easy targets. Rob Ford was elected Mayor of Toronto on October 26th 2010, what took so long?

 

[zarbe]

They are targeting the Asian parlours first - easy targets. Rob Ford was elected Mayor of Toronto on October 26th 2010, what took so long?

he tried each asian place and didnt like the service

 

[OnlySex]

Yep, there sure were no parlor raids under any previous mayors

Here come the excuses. Of course the far right are going after MP's & Sp's. They have to push their WASP religious views on everybody because adults can only run their own lives when they are within the right wing guidelines.

We are not talking a few raids based on complaints - we are looking at a full campaign to get rid of them. They won't stamp it out but they will drive it underground into organized crime and violent pimps. That was the basis for the court ruling against prostitution laws. Shows Ford might have good intentions but he has the intellectual perception of a gnat.

 

[fuji]

Yep, there sure were no parlor raids under any previous mayors

Compare and contrast York Region's police enforcement to that of Toronto under Miller. Which do you prefer? Doug Ford clearly prefers the York Region approach.

 

[Carling]

Yep, there sure were no parlor raids under any previous mayors

comparitively, Miller left those places alone for the most part, unless it was a human trafiicking issue or underage girls issue....however, he never targeted parlours like our friend Robby...who knows, maybe he got a B&S from a recent session and wants to exact revenge?

 

[SirWanker]

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/04/29/toronto-mayor-to-endorse-harper
"He wants to lower taxes. That's what we need in this city. He wants to help us build subways, that's what we need in this city. He wants to create jobs, that's what we need in this city," Ford said.

Riiiiight I'll believe that once they start laying the tracks. The federal Conservatives do not have ANY plan for public transportation, at least they have not alluded to any. If anything Ford should be properly maintaining the existing subway system first before even thinking about expanding. His royal rotundness should try taking the TTC for a month just to experience what it is like. So what if his schedule may extend outside the regular running times; try telling that to the working class who deal with it daily.

 

[nottyboi]

Rob Ford endorsed the Cons, you can bet this kind of stuff will only increase in Toronto... how sad. I can believe people in Toronto voted for that pseudo christian dickhead.

 

[SkyRider]

This should be imteresting. The federal NDP led by Jack "Massage Parlour" Layton own most of the federal ridings in the City of Toronto. Next to Montreal, Toronto is probably the most sexually liberal city in Canada.

 

[gww]

What compels this type of action by men in power? Does he have a woman's heel on his nutsack or is it just a game of diversion? Maybe he wants to be able to say he cleaned up the city? Maybe he's just bored? What is it?

He's looking for a good excuse if he ever gets cuaght in one like Jack. He has to know for sure if they offer more before he can count them on the list to close. According to Mammoliti there are over 3000 so he's got a lot of 'work' to do here.

 

[Questor]

According to Mammoliti there are over 3000 so he's got a lot of 'work' to do here.

I wonder how many city staff and bylaw officers are going to work full time on this little campaign. Glad we finally have our priorities right at city hall. Who needs a board of directors at Toronto Community Housing when you can appoint a good buddy Case Ootes and save some money?