As many as 15,000 people become victims of human trafficking every year in Canada. That’s far too many, says an MP who has devoted herself to the cause. “Modern day slavery is really manipulation of the mind,” said Joy Smith … [Read More]
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18/01/2012
A man who police say forced a teenage girl and a young woman into prostitution has been charged with human trafficking in Toronto. Mark Anthony Burton, also known as Ricky Downey, appeared in court on Monday via video from Toronto … [Read More]
11/01/2012
Anti-human trafficking advocates say they’re keeping a close watch on the case of a Vancouver man charged with pimping out four young girls. Reza Moazami, 27, was released from custody Thursday night after two months in jail on 18 criminal … [Read More]
07/12/2011
OTTAWA — A Manitoba Conservative MP is petitioning her government to go after those who buy sex rather than those who sell it. Kildonan-St. Paul MP Joy Smith tabled a petition Tuesday in the House of Commons with more than … [Read More]
29/11/2011
RCMP officers from British Columbia are heading to Texas next month to dig deeper into allegations of child trafficking. The investigation was launched after U.S. police found documents that described how leaders of a breakaway Mormon sect shuttled children over … [Read More]
14/11/2011
Originally posted by National Post, November 14, 2011. Migrant smuggling, which is distinct from human trafficking, is a dangerous, sometimes deadly, criminal activity that cannot be rationalized, justified or excused. Failing to respond effectively to migrant smuggling and to deter it … [Read More]
28/10/2011
Originally Posted on The Globe and Mail, Friday, October 28, 2011. A 27-year-old Vancouver man is facing multiple charges of trafficking in underage teenagers he allegedly forced into the sex trade. Sgt. Richard Akin of the Vancouver Police Department’s vice unit … [Read More]
27/10/2011
Originally posted on InsideHalton, Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Ian Holroyd NORTH OAKVILLE – Katarina was a sex trade worker for 15 years but managed to escape that world. “I’ve worked with 14- and 15-year-old girls who have been trafficked … [Read More]
