Parti Populaire des Putes (rough translation would be the Popular Party of Whores) is a federal political party based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; it promotes the rights of sex trade workers. Its main goals are to decriminalize responsible prostitution in Canada and to promote a positive image of the prostitute in Canadian society as they seek to destroy the more negative stereotypes. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... A sex worker is anyone who earns their living by providing sexual services. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (examples: oral sex, sexual intercourse) for money. ...

However, many Montrealers who live in areas with heavy prostitution soliciting oppose such measures; they claim that the legalization of prostitution would turn their neighbourhoods into red-light districts. A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. ...

The PPP counter these arguments by saying that the anti-prostitution laws in the Criminal Code of Canada are outdated and are remnants of pre-Sexual Revolution years. They argue that prostitution is present in urban areas whether it is legal or not. They claim that the legalization of prostitution would protect prostitutes from violent actions, and would allow them workers rights. The Canadian Criminal Code (formal title An Act respecting the Criminal Law) is the codification of most of the criminal offenses and procedure in Canada. ... The sexual revolution was a substantial change in sexual morality and sexual behaviour throughout the West and other wealthy countries in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...

Unfortunately for the PPP, the presence of prostitution in Montreal has escalated the city's drug problem.

With Canada's new found progressive identity (Canada has taken steps to legalize medical use of marijuana, and most provinces recognize same-sex marriages), supporters of the party claim that it is only a matter of time before prostitution becomes a national issue, arguing that Canada has many more policies in common with the Netherlands (where prostitution has been legalized) than with the rest of North America. Cannabis is a plant also known as Cannabis sativa, hemp, or marijuana. ... Same-sex marriage (also called gay marriage, and—less frequently—homosexual marriage) refers to marriage between partners of the same gender (for other forms of same-sex unions that are different from marriages, see the articles linked in that section). ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...

See also:

• List of Canadian political parties
• Politics of Quebec

A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... This is an article about the politics of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... Politics is the process and method of making decisions for groups. ...

External links

• Official Webpage - http://www.walnet.org/ppp/