Ottawa's Strip Clubs Will Become a Wasteland Beginning of May

[ricflairjuniour]

Owners of Ottawa's strip clubs decided not to obtain an injunction stopping the planned enforcement of the new strip club bylaw in Ottawa and decided instead to proceed to a full-blown hearing, scheduled for May. The City has agreed not to enforce the bylaw until the hearing has occurred.

If the bylaw goes ahead, no more private booths, all champagne areas will have to be in full view of the entertainment area (similar to most strip clubs in the States where the "champagne" area is a cordoned off area with couches) and there will be a strictly enforced "no touch" rule.

All of this would spell an end to a long history of high mileage private booths in Ottawa.

So time to get your last fill in --- May is around the corner.

Or just start building up your goodwill with the dancers over in Gatineau, because that's where all the action is going to be.

 

[Tiger2578]

I think the end result will be an out-of-court settlement which will require the clubs to have a bouncer on patrolling the VIP all day.

 

[OnTheWayOut]

I think the end result will be an out-of-court settlement which will require the clubs to have a bouncer on patrolling the VIP all day.

Hope yer right .... most of those bouncers don't see too well

 

[JoyfulC]

Lucky bouncers!

..c..

 

[ricflairjuniour]

There is no such thing as an out of court settlement in this case. We're talking about enforcement of a by-law. The only issues are constitutionality, jurisdiction and fairness. The courts have no power to step in and amend the law, nor does the City have the ability to reach an out of court settlement. It can't cut a deal on a by-law. The City can only withdraw the by-law and come back with narrower regulations if the courts determine that it exceeded its powers, or that the process (e.g. lack of advance notice), was unfair. In this case the City is determined to go for broke. What are it's chances of establishing it has the power to enforce the by-law ?? -- unfortunately, very good.

 

[ricflairjuniour]

Apparently SCs in Ottawa doing a booming business this week.

 

[ivanatinkle]

enjoy it while it lasts...

Live it up - cause like all good things, a politician will come along and screw it up for everyone else.