Jurisdictional issues aside, there's something a bit concerning about police forces taking it upon themselves to simply declare that they're not going to enforce certain sections of the Criminal Code. Police forces can certainly have enforcement priorities, but if people are coming to them with complaints, they need to be prepared to enforce those offences.
We know that the threat of actual prosecution is an effective tool. If we're now announcing to johns, “It's fine, go ahead, because we're not going to prosecute you,” that's a very troubling message.
I would like to see some statement that that's simply not on. This is an offence against the person. If the police force said, “Well, we're not going to enforce the assault laws in Canada, because we don't think they're helpful, or they aren't a priority for us,” we would be really concerned.