Opinion

Prostitution report slammed

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:52:54 -0400

Parliament��Ƶapp Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights is being blasted by anti-prostitution groups in Canada after releasing a report that concludes Canada��Ƶapp current anti-prostitution law does more harm than good.

Diocese seeks tougher anti-prostitution law

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500

VANCOUVER -- The Archdiocese of Vancouver is urging a parliamentary committee to support the strengthening of legislation that bans most activities associated with prostitution, including the buying of sex, pimping and the keeping of a bawdy house.

Pope Francis: Prostitution is 'disgusting vice'

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:53:24 -0400

VATICAN CITY -- Prostitution is a horrendous crime that reduces vulnerable women to tortured slaves who are at the mercy of their clients, Pope Francis said.

Irish president apologizes to women sent to Magdalene laundries

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:50:14 -0400

DUBLIN – President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland described the treatment of women and children in state-controlled institutions managed by the Catholic Church as a "deep stain on Ireland's past."

Help is a call away for trafficking victims

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:50:03 -0500

The latest weapon aimed at the heart of Ontario��Ƶapp pimps and purveyors of flesh is a toll-free phone number.

Clients of prostitution are complicit to human trafficking, Pope says

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:42:44 -0500

VATICAN – Prosperous nations where foreign women are forced into prostitution need to drop their hypocrisy and "face the idea that they are part of the problem, rather than turning away, proclaiming their innocence," Pope Francis said.

Human trafficking in Canada documentary could be shown to schools and police nationwide

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 12:07:00 -0400

OTTAWA – While some progress has been made combating human trafficking in Canada more needs to be done, especially in educating the public, says former MP Joy Smith.

Comment: Meet 'Mary' ... my friend

robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com (Robert Kinghorn) — Fri, 19 May 2017 04:57:00 -0400

The request was simple: “I’m going south for a week, could you give me a ride to the airport and pick me up on my way back?”

Anti-trafficking experts applaud Sydney prostitution sting

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:00:00 -0400

OTTAWA – A Nova Scotia court decision that upheld the right of police to release names of men arrested for soliciting prostitutes is being applauded by experts in human trafficking who are now calling for Canada��Ƶapp anti-prostitution laws to be enforced across the country.

Temperance movement never more needed

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:00:00 -0400

OTTAWA – Founded in the United States more than a century ago to battle the “evils of alcohol,” the World Women��Ƶapp Christian Temperance Union has grown into a world-wide organization confronting 21st-century social ills that include everything from drug addiction to Internet pornography and human trafficking.