There were reports last week that the industry's hard times are behind "escalating" threats against Immigration Minister Diane Finley over Conservative legislation to keep foreign strippers out of Canada. Up to 10 clubs in Toronto have closed in the last five years. The exodus is hurting strip clubs, which now frequently lack both performers and patrons. There were 1,254 certified strippers in 2007, down from 2,834 in 1998.
The number of licensed "burlesque dancers" in the city of Toronto has plummeted in the last decade. Lots of "Janes" (not her real name) have left the nightly grind. I would just go in for an hour or two and then leave." "I did really well for the first few years but then it got harder to get guys to buy a dance.
"I used to just walk through the bar and men would come to me and ask for a dance. When Jane began working in strip clubs four years ago, she earned between $600 and $1,000 a night.
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