Last Updated: October 27, 2010 7:31pm
- TORONTO SUN FILES
Members of the Adult Entertainment Association of Canada will vote on Nov. 18 on whether to go ahead with a public awareness campaign at their 18 Toronto strip clubs.
The association decided to go on the offensive following a campaign against human trafficking that was launched Sept. 7 by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and the RCMP.
Association spokesman Tim Lambrinos said posters alerting dancers and club goers about the trafficking of female sex slaves will be posted inside clubs.
Lambrinos said the posters will advertise a toll free number — 1-866-311-2322 — for dancers to call to report problems or seek help.
‘Pro-active move’
“This is a pro-active move should there be a problem,” said Lambrinos. “There has never been a problem in the five years we have had a toll-free line.”
Lambrinos said the warnings will also be read by a club DJ every hour or two.
“Our clubs have a unique opportunity in that we can reach people through our DJ,” he said. “We will air all our bulletins.”
He said the clubs should also be allowed to air amber alerts and other public service messages.
Lambrinos said the association is also looking at hiring a firm to conduct a security audit of massage parlours.
“We will be documenting some of the illicit activity taking place at massage parlours,” he said. “We believe police are coming down on us because parlours are harder to investigate.”
Police have said there are hundreds of massage and holistic parlours in Toronto and many are merely fronts for illegal sexual activity.
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Source: The Toronto Sun
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