In the News

Manitoba demands Craigslist removes prostitute ads, Larry Kusch, Winnipeg Free Press, October 14, 2010.

Canada should warn foreign countries about travelling sex offenders: author, Larry Kusch, Winnipeg Free Press, October 14, 2010.

Criminals capitalizing on lack of coordination: UBC professor (Traffickers exploit poor communication between levels of enforcement), Carol Sanders, Vancouver Sun, October 14, 2010.

MP takes aim at Craigslist ‘erotic services’, Paul Turenne, QMI Agency, October 14, 2010.

Craigslist pressured to eliminate sex ads, but they’re still just a couple clicks away, Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun, October 14, 2010.

Ban sex-trade ads, author tells province, Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press, October 14, 2010.

Human-trafficking in Canada affects isolated and vulnerable, expert says, Carol Sanders, Postmedia News, October 13, 2010.

Quebec’s dirty human trafficking secret, Benjamin Perrin, The McGill Tribune, October 13, 2010.

Provinces criticized on human trafficking, Ottawa Citizen, October 13, 2010.

Act on human trafficking, officials urged, Joe Lofaro, Metro Ottawa, October 13, 2010.

Action needed to stop human trafficking — expert, Tamara Cherry, Toronto Sun, October 12, 2010.

Provinces not doing enough to stem human trafficking: Author, Linda Nguyen, Postmedia News, October 12, 2010.

Wanted human traffickers may have fled country (Benjamin Perrin interview), Sun TV, October 12, 2010.

Slaves in Ontario, CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning, October 12, 2010.

UBC Law Professor Benjamin Perrin calls for a ban on Craigslist Sex Ads, Lena Sin, The Province, October 10, 2010.

Family wanted for running “slavery ring”, Sun TV, October 8, 2010.

Ontario family facing charges in ‘modern day slavery’ case, Ciara Byrne, Toronto Star, October 8, 2010.

19 Hungarians found in alleged Ontario human traffic ring, Douglas Quan, Postmedia News, October 8, 2010.

9 foreigners found in shipping container detained, Max Harrold and Marian Scott, Montreal Gazette, October 7, 2010

Prosecute Craigslist for aiding sex traffickers, Benjamin Perrin, op-ed in The Calgary Herald, October 7, 2010.

NEWS: Book hits close to home, Jessica Barrett, Westender, October 6, 2010.

CBC Report on Sex Trafficking & Craigslist (Benjamin Perrin is interviewed), October 6, 2010.

Conservative MP to host human trafficking book launch, The Hill Times, October 4 2010.

Should prostitution be legalized, Benjamin Perrin on CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup (interview starts at 1:23:50), October 3, 2010.

Hooked into needed discussion, Calgary Herald, October 1, 2010.

Sweden’s fix: Jail the johns, Benjamin Perrin, op-ed in The Globe and Mail, October 1, 2010.

CBC’s The Current: Perrin Calls on Canada to Adopt Swedish Model to Abolish (radio interview, starts at 13:24), September 29, 2010.

Cops rail against prostitution ruling, Tamara Cherry, Toronto Sun, September 28, 2010.

Human trafficking expert in B.C. not surprised by Winnipeg case (Radio interview with Benjamin Perrin), CJOB News, September 24, 2010.

The scourge of human trafficking, Joseph Quesnel, Winnipeg Sun, September 24, 2010.

Alleged pimp ‘trafficking in persons’, Chris Kitching, QMI Agency (Canoe News), September 23, 2010.

Canadian girls victims of human trafficking: RCMP, Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, September 13, 2010.

Majority of human trafficking for sex trade, RCMP says, CTV, September 13, 2010.

Interview with Prof. Perrin on human trafficking awareness campaign, CTV News Channel, September 7, 2010.

Prof. Perrin discusses the problem of human trafficking in Canada with the CBC’s Carole MacNeil, CBC News Now, September 7, 2010.

Feds ask for public’s help with human trafficking, Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, QMI Agency, September 7, 2010.

Critics say campaign to fight human trafficking falls short, Norma Greenaway, Postmedia News, September 7, 2010.

Interview with Prof. Perrin on the Blue Blindfold human trafficking awareness campaign (MP3 – story starts at 22:43, interview starts at 24:02), CBC Radio (BC Almanac), September 7, 2010.

Interview with Prof. Perrin on the Blue Blindfold human trafficking awareness campaign, CKNW Radio (Vancouver), September 7, 2010 (Note: Audio is available in “Audio Vault. Choose September 7, 2010, 3:00PM. The interview starts around the 10 minute mark. The Audio Vault archives for 30 days only.).

Interview with Prof. Perrin on human trafficking in Canada, Rob Breakenridge Show, AM 770 CHQR (Calgary), June 21, 2010.

Human trafficking bill passes Senate, Tamara Cherry, Toronto Sun, June 17, 2010.

The Slave Trade is Back: Confronting Human Trafficking in Canada and Beyond, Benjamin Perrin, Canada’s Journal of Ideas, June 15, 2010.

Human trafficking victims fall through gaps, Tamara Cherry, Toronto Sun, June 14, 2010.

CBC Radio, Interview with Prof. Perrin re: Kenneth Klassen child sex tourism case, B.C. Almanac, May 27, 2010.

Influential Canadian: Benjamin Perrin – Freeing the Sex Slaves, Susan McClelland, Reader’s Digest Canada, June 2010.

Minimum sentence is only part of the solution, MP says, Norma Greenaway, Canwest News Service, May 3, 2010.

Conservative MP to host human trafficking book launch