Canada Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Canada Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 Sex Workers Sue Canadian Government Over Disastrous, Wrong-Headed PCEPA https://mikesouth.com/legal/sex-workers-sue-canadian-government-over-disastrous-wrong-headed-pcepa-73736/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/sex-workers-sue-canadian-government-over-disastrous-wrong-headed-pcepa-73736/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:17:02 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=73736 Oppressive present-day laws in Canada make it impossible for sex workers to make a living without severe discrimination because of the criminalization of their clients. The current constitutional challenge against the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) differs from Canada’s Bedford case in a crucial ways. As reported in Chateline, Jane Li supported her family through […]

The post Sex Workers Sue Canadian Government Over Disastrous, Wrong-Headed PCEPA appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/legal/sex-workers-sue-canadian-government-over-disastrous-wrong-headed-pcepa-73736/feed/ 0 73736
Should babes wear skirts? The Video Chiara Young https://mikesouth.com/music-and-culture/should-babes-wear-skirts-the-video-70158/ https://mikesouth.com/music-and-culture/should-babes-wear-skirts-the-video-70158/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:41:40 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=70158                               “For those who don’t want to wear a dress – and for those who do –  Chiara Young has a guitar-powered anthem about feeling happy in your own skin…and your own wardrobe.”- Hollywood Life Chiara Young, a self-taught producer and […]

The post Should babes wear skirts? The Video Chiara Young appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/music-and-culture/should-babes-wear-skirts-the-video-70158/feed/ 0 70158
Photographer Mark Wong “Yaamon” Accused of Sexual Assault https://mikesouth.com/legal/photographer-mark-wong-yaamon-accused-of-sexual-assault-55685/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/photographer-mark-wong-yaamon-accused-of-sexual-assault-55685/#comments Sat, 29 Feb 2020 11:45:27 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=55685 Canadian photographer Mark Wong who goes by the name “Yaamon” or “Yaamon-Mark W” online, has been called out today for sexual assault. In response, he immediately shut down his Twitter and Instagram accounts. On February 27th, Twitter user CreepSHX, an adult content creator posted her story about getting assaulted by the photographer. She has filed […]

The post Photographer Mark Wong “Yaamon” Accused of Sexual Assault appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/legal/photographer-mark-wong-yaamon-accused-of-sexual-assault-55685/feed/ 1 55685
Ontario Court judge rules parts of Canada’s prostitution laws are unconstitutional https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/ontario-court-judge-rules-parts-of-canadas-prostitution-laws-are-unconstitutional-55490/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/ontario-court-judge-rules-parts-of-canadas-prostitution-laws-are-unconstitutional-55490/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:50:33 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=55490 An Ontario Court judge ruled Friday that three parts of Canada’s prostitution laws violate the country's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The post Ontario Court judge rules parts of Canada’s prostitution laws are unconstitutional appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/ontario-court-judge-rules-parts-of-canadas-prostitution-laws-are-unconstitutional-55490/feed/ 0 55490
Asshat Conservative MP apologizes after asking NDP MP whether she’s ‘considered’ sex work https://mikesouth.com/politics/asshat-conservative-mp-apologizes-after-asking-ndp-mp-whether-shes-considered-sex-work-55021/ https://mikesouth.com/politics/asshat-conservative-mp-apologizes-after-asking-ndp-mp-whether-shes-considered-sex-work-55021/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2020 02:03:06 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=55021 Arnold Viersen said he did not mean to question Laurel Collins’ reputation A total asshat Conservative MP has apologized for asking an NDP MP whether she’s “considered” sex work during a debate in the House of Commons about the Parole Board of Canada. Earlier today, the members were debating a Conservative motion asking the House to “condemn the […]

The post Asshat Conservative MP apologizes after asking NDP MP whether she’s ‘considered’ sex work appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/politics/asshat-conservative-mp-apologizes-after-asking-ndp-mp-whether-shes-considered-sex-work-55021/feed/ 0 55021
Samantha Knoxx @SamanthaKn0xx Gets Deported on Way to AVN https://mikesouth.com/adult-expo/samantha-knoxx-samanthakn0xx-gets-deported-on-way-to-avn-54693/ https://mikesouth.com/adult-expo/samantha-knoxx-samanthakn0xx-gets-deported-on-way-to-avn-54693/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2020 01:42:27 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=54693 The AVN Show isn’t for everyone. It’s a lot of stress and craziness and in some cases, it even means getting deported while attempting to attend the show. Oops! This year Canadian blonde Samantha Knoxx learned that lesson the hard way upon her arrival to Las Vegas where she was detained by the Department of […]

The post Samantha Knoxx @SamanthaKn0xx Gets Deported on Way to AVN appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/adult-expo/samantha-knoxx-samanthakn0xx-gets-deported-on-way-to-avn-54693/feed/ 0 54693
Untenable: Canada’s prostitution law is the worst of all worlds https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/untenable-canadas-prostitution-law-is-the-worst-of-all-worlds-53418/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/untenable-canadas-prostitution-law-is-the-worst-of-all-worlds-53418/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:28:55 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=53418 In the Chronicle Herald, Stuart Chambers, Ph.D. writes "Canada’s prostitution law is untenable. Here are five reasons why it must be jettisoned."

The post Untenable: Canada’s prostitution law is the worst of all worlds appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/untenable-canadas-prostitution-law-is-the-worst-of-all-worlds-53418/feed/ 0 53418
Vancouver Island man arrested in connection to assaults on sex workers https://mikesouth.com/legal/vancouver-island-man-arrested-in-connection-to-assaults-on-sex-workers-49256/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/vancouver-island-man-arrested-in-connection-to-assaults-on-sex-workers-49256/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2019 17:30:12 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=49256 Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada — A Port Alberni, B.C., man was arrested in connection to a series of sexual assaults involving several women The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) say work in the sex trade. Stephen Bradley Ewing, 40, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant Thursday by Nanaimo RCMP officers. He was later […]

The post Vancouver Island man arrested in connection to assaults on sex workers appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/legal/vancouver-island-man-arrested-in-connection-to-assaults-on-sex-workers-49256/feed/ 0 49256
Performer Brandon Iron Missing Since April; Some Speculate Suicide https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/performer-brandon-irons-missing-since-april-some-speculate-suicide-49163/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/performer-brandon-irons-missing-since-april-some-speculate-suicide-49163/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:18:05 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=49163 According to adult industry sources, veteran performer and director Brandon Iron a.k.a. Brandon Irons has been missing for months and some fear he may have taken his own life. A friend of Brandon Iron states that he died by his own hand in Dublin, Ireland, but this has not been independently confirmed. The native of Calgary, Alberta, Canada […]

The post Performer Brandon Iron Missing Since April; Some Speculate Suicide appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/performer-brandon-irons-missing-since-april-some-speculate-suicide-49163/feed/ 3 49163
Newfoundland judge: sex doll is child porn, but Kenneth Harrisson not guilty https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-judge-sex-doll-is-child-porn-but-kenneth-harrisson-not-guilty-47347/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-judge-sex-doll-is-child-porn-but-kenneth-harrisson-not-guilty-47347/#respond Thu, 23 May 2019 16:44:49 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=47347 A Newfoundland, Canada man has been found not guilty of possessing child pornography after a judge determined it was not proven he knew the sex doll he ordered was child-sized. Judge Mark Pike said he accepted expert testimony that the doll was child pornography, and said that Kenneth Harrisson’s stated reasons for ordering it did […]

The post Newfoundland judge: sex doll is child porn, but Kenneth Harrisson not guilty appeared first on Mike South.

]]>
https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-judge-sex-doll-is-child-porn-but-kenneth-harrisson-not-guilty-47347/feed/ 0 47347