Proposal to combat Human Trafficking in Canada

MP Joy Smith has publicly released her proposal Wednesday for a strategy that she presented to the PM Harper some months ago. Her recommendations for combating the plague of Human Trafficking in Canada are as outlined below and let's sincerely hope that all our lawmakers and every conscientious individual in every political party of Canada will keep aside their usual bickering and see fit to approve these recommendations so they are made into law and implemented without delay.  Readers who feel the same way as I do, should pick up the phone or write and tell their local MPs that this is something you want to see done pronto. With your collective voices,  this can be accomplished without too much of a back-and-forth in the House.  We must all do our part for a clean  Canada.

Recommendations for a Canadian National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking

– Review and amend immigration regulations and policy to provide effective counter human trafficking point of entry services.

– Develop and implement a tailored strategy within the National Action Plan to address trafficking of First Nations women and children.

– Use diplomatic protocols to promote regional and international partnerships and policies to combat human trafficking and child sexual exploitation.

– Develop policies and regulations to combat forced labour and child labour abroad.

– Limit and monitor the international travel of convicted Canadian child sex offenders.

– Creation and implementation of an extensive public awareness campaign.

– Provide adequate funding for NGOs to deliver care, counselling, shelter and assistance to victims.

– Develop and implement federal policy to assist international victims of human trafficking to return to their country of origin.

– Develop a National Referral Mechanism to provide rapid connection to points of service.

– Create an independent National Rapporteur for Human Trafficking

– Review and amend Canada’s solicitation legislation.

– Commit to additional resources for the training and education of judges, prosecutors and law enforcement on human trafficking legislation.

– Review and implement legislation as necessary to ensure that all forms of human trafficking are denounced under Canadian law.

– Facilitate the creation of regional human trafficking taskforces

for further info visit:  http://www.joysmith.ca/