Inspired by the third page of this thread – Canada being offered as an example of reasonable gun control in a free country, gun-rightsers counter by denying that Canada rates high on free speech or religious freedom.
I’ve always thought of Canada as a very free country – true, you can be prohibited from publishing certain things there, and I’m not saying I approve, but I hope we all can agree that the presence or absence of free speech in a given country is a continuum, not a dichotomy. Does anyone care to argue that Canada is has a poor civil-liberties record?
A strident American scoffs at the idea of a place other than America which could be considered “free”. World looks around and wonders when the surprising part of the OP is suppose to pop up.
Well yes, it is locally regulated. Which to some means more freedom, less to others. I wouldn’t have any objection to a constitutional amendment allowing full nudity in strip clubs nationwide.
There are some around here somewhere, Connecticut I think. But they can’t serve liquor or some other such restriction.
There is a strip club in the town I live in, sadly however, it seems to be a jobs program for old strippers. Patrons regularly complain that they have to tip the women to get them to put their clothes back on.
As noted in the OP Canada is just as free as the US, maybe more so in some regards, and maybe less so in others. You could potentially be charged with a criminal offense for publishing hate propaganda, but you’d really need to be a complete conspiracy theory, racist nutbar to be charged.
You could come up with a laundry list of differences, some pro and some con:
Lower drinking age
Higher taxes
Accessible public health care
Alcohol served in places with nude strippers who don’t take tips!
More gun regulation
No pennies!
I mean really, there’s not a heck of a lot of difference.
Dunno about BC, but in Ontario you don’t really have just strip clubs any more; most are full out whorehouses. Since prostitution was effectively decriminalized, almost all offer sex acts as part of the menu.