Thursday, May 17, 2007

Having solved all other problems, Harper frets about strippers coming here

Yes, that's right folks, the biggest problem left for Harper to tackle is foreign strippers. The Conservative government explains that these women will be put in situations where they are "vulnerable to forced prostitution and other exploitation."

Since when is it okay to put local girls in this situation then?

Moreover, we seem to allow immigrants to do all manner of other jobs which may be plenty exploitive. There are all manner of ways to exploit a nanny or a fruit-picker, but we don't bat an eye. We justify it by saying that people in these jobs are able to earn a better wage than they could at home and that they choose to be here. I don't see how the logic differs.

This isn't about immigration, this is about appearing a certain way to a certain base of supporters. Let's be honest.

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