Responding to the public comments of the Minister, organi
zations such as the Canadian Council for Refugees, the Adult Entertainment Association of Canada, Dancers’ Equal Rights Association, Stella, Exotic Dancers Association, and NakedTruth.ca have argued that Bill C-17 may harm the very people it is trying to help by driving foreign exotic dancers into underground establishments where they will be beyond the reach of those monitoring workplace health and safety standards or who are on the alert for other forms of exploitation (16) University of Toronto law professor Audrey Macklin argues that it is unreasonable to suppose that Bill C-17
...[+++] will actually prevent individuals from entering Canada (17) Advocacy groups argue that to more effectively combat exploitation in strip clubs, the government should focus on ensuring health and safety standards in such establishments, investigate conditions in clubs that sponsor foreign exotic dancers, and carefully examine the reasons behind the apparent lack of Canadian women applying for such positions (18) They say that the government should target exploitation in strip clubs by improving workplace standards in those environments rather than targeting the women who apply for those jobs; the outcome of the government’s approach, they argue, will be to relegate Canadians to the jobs that it feels are too exploitative for foreign workers (19) This point was also made during second reading of the Bill in the House of Commons.En réponse aux commentaires publics du Ministre, des organisatio
ns comme le Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés, l’Adult Entertainment Association of Canada, la Dancers’ Equal Rights Association, Stella, l’Exotic Dancers Association et NakedTruth.ca ont fait valoir que le projet de loi C-17 risque de nuire aux personnes qu’il tente d’aider, en forçant les danseuses exotiques étrangères à travailler dans des établissements clandestins où elles seront h
ors de la portée de ceux qui appliquent les normes d’hygiène et de sécurité au travail
...[+++] ou qui sont chargés de surveiller attentivement toute autre forme d’exploitation(16). Selon Audrey Macklin, professeure de droit à l’Université de Toronto, on ne peut raisonnablement supposer que le projet de loi empêchera vraiment certaines personnes d’entrer au Canada(17).
