Oct. 12: Toronto

The February 17 announcement by the Ontario government to launch a new multi-pronged approach to fight human trafficking will mean better resources for police to disrupt and prosecute traffickers and greater support for victim services. [Read More]

The kick-off event of the National Public Awareness Campaign to End Modern-Day Slavery in Canada and book launch of Invisible Chains with author Benjamin Perrin took place in Toronto on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. In his presentation Benjamin reminded everyone that modern-day slavery is happening in Canada today and that human trafficking is happening in our backyards. [Read More]

Benjamin Perrin spent a busy day in Toronto on Tuesday, October 12, officially launching his campaign to end modern-day slavery and his new book, Invisible Chains.

Benjamin started his day early with an interview on Metro Morning, CBC Radio Toronto’s popular morning show. Host Matt Galloway talked with Benjamin about, among other things, the Hamilton case, craigslist, and what the Government of Ontario should be doing to combat human trafficking. [Read More]

Benjamin Perrin appeared on Sun TV to discuss what happened in Hamilton before the Thanksgiving weekend, one of the largest busts of human trafficking in Canada. [Read More]

Ontario has done little to assist victims of human trafficking, despite having the largest proportion of human trafficking victims and the greatest number of human trafficking prosecutions underway.

At the Toronto book launch for Invisible Chains: Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking, author and UBC law professor Benjamin Perrin called on the Ontario government to (1) create a provincial agency or coordinating body to help connect trafficking victims with needed services; and (2) create an integrated police task force to crack down on violent traffickers operating in the province. [Read More]