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Coderre plans to get rid of ‘erotic’ massage parlours

A Montreal massage parlour sign. Global News

MONTREAL – Montreal’s mayor wants to get rid of so-called erotic massage parlours that have multiplied throughout the city.

Denis Coderre says he has plans to introduce a new bylaw with hefty fines attached.

Erotic massage parlours often obtain a permit as a legitimate massage business, hiding their true purpose.

Coderre says more inspections are necessary and that he wants to harmonize the way permits are doled out in Montreal’s 19 different boroughs.

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He told an unrelated news conference today that the person taking over the public security portfolio within his council will make this initiative a priority.

The mayor says he’s making tackling prostitution — in particular juvenile prostitution — a priority.

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The RCMP recently noted that such parlours are a gateway for moving human-trafficking victims into prostitution.

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An RCMP spokeswoman estimates there are nearly 350 illicit massage parlours currently operating in Montreal.

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