There’s some exciting news coming out of Ottawa this week – Bill C-36 has passed Senate and is on track to receive Royal Assent before the end of the year, meeting the deadline set by the Supreme Court. So what exactly does this mean? It means that in the next few weeks, Canada will have […]
It’s Christmas Catalogue Time!
We are currently on tour with our new film, Red Light Green Light. This documentary highlights the complex connections between sex trafficking and prostitution, and examines preventative models that countries can adopt to prevent commercial sexual exploitation. This Christmas season, by making a donation through our Christmas Catalogue, you have an opportunity to spread the […]
They Call Me a Moralist
Archbishop Hélder Pessoa Câmara, a philanthropist who advocated for Brazil’s poor in the 1900s, famously quoted: “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” I heard this quote at a justice conference I attended on the weekend, in which a […]
Ontario on the Right Track to Fight Human Trafficking
In September I had the opportunity to participate in a round table discussion in Toronto on what Ontario must do to help victims of human trafficking. Several thoughts, ideas, and concerns were shared by people from various sectors, and I left thinking that this kind of discussion and unity would be the recipe for change. […]
Controversy at the FIFA World Cup: Is There Really a Link Between Sporting Events & Trafficking?
As the world tunes into the World Cup Games in South Africa, a controversial debate is raging in the media. There are claims that between 40,000 and 100,000 victims are being trafficked into South Africa to meet the increased demand for paid sex. Here is an awareness ad from the 2010 Human Traffic website: Many […]