The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:20:58 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Simcoe Muskoka board develops trafficking protocols /item/35299-simcoe-muskoka-board-develops-trafficking-protocols /item/35299-simcoe-muskoka-board-develops-trafficking-protocols

The Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board has developed a host of protocols to raise awareness about the dangers of sex trafficking. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:29:36 -0500
Verbatim: Sr. Nancy Brown fights against human trafficking /opinion/verbatim/item/35227-verbatim-sr-nancy-brown-fights-against-human-trafficking /opinion/verbatim/item/35227-verbatim-sr-nancy-brown-fights-against-human-trafficking

Nancy Brown, Sister of Charity, has fought against human trafficking for more than 20 years.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Verbatim Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:30:00 -0500
Guide brings trafficking awareness to pews /item/34973-guide-brings-trafficking-awareness-to-pews /item/34973-guide-brings-trafficking-awareness-to-pews

The Archdiocese of Vancouver is teaming up with the Ƶapp of Victoria and Saskatoon to unveil the Working Towards Freedom study guide, a resource designed for clergy, parish groups and individual congregants to learn more about human trafficking.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 20 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500
Heeding ‘red flags’ to combat trafficking /item/34519-heeding-red-flags-to-combat-trafficking /item/34519-heeding-red-flags-to-combat-trafficking

When Sr. Nancy Brown began serving as pastoral counsellor at Covenant House Vancouver in 1998, her eyes were opened to the sex-trafficking crisis happening right under the nose of everyday Canadians.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:41:27 -0400
Trafficking numbers down, but challenge is in accessing true figures /item/34518-trafficking-numbers-down-but-challenge-is-in-accessing-true-figures /item/34518-trafficking-numbers-down-but-challenge-is-in-accessing-true-figures

Human trafficking incidents reported by Canadian police declined from 546 in 2019 to 515 in 2020, according to Statistics Canada, but advocates for victims are under no illusion that the numbers are dwindling.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:36:52 -0400
Bishops condemn human trafficking /item/33796-bishops-condemn-human-trafficking /item/33796-bishops-condemn-human-trafficking

In a new pastoral letter on human trafficking and sexual exploitation, CanadaƵapp bishops are calling for the continued criminalization of prostitution while also decrying treating sex as work.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:58:14 -0500
Human trafficking education centre launched /item/33661-human-trafficking-education-centre-launched /item/33661-human-trafficking-education-centre-launched

The Joy Smith FoundationƵapp new National Human Trafficking Education Centre (NHTEC) is aiming to increase awareness of the scourge while providing greater support for survivors and their families.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Trafficking report focused on victim voice /item/33554-trafficking-report-focused-on-victim-voice /item/33554-trafficking-report-focused-on-victim-voice

When appraising the landscape through a global lens, a case can be made that 2021 has been a banner year in the fight against the evil, entrenched practice of human trafficking.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Ontario enacts new human trafficking law /item/32769-ontario-enacts-new-human-trafficking-law /item/32769-ontario-enacts-new-human-trafficking-law

OTTAWA -- Ontario's government used the newly declared National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Feb. 22 to unveil major new funding and legislation as part of the provinceƵapp anti-human trafficking strategy, as governments in Canada continue to take action against what Pope Francis has called “a crime against humanity.”

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Canada Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:32:29 -0500
Ontario invests in anti-trafficking battle /item/31272-ontario-invests-in-anti-trafficking-battle /item/31272-ontario-invests-in-anti-trafficking-battle

OntarioƵapp new five-year, $307-million strategy to combat human trafficking “looks really great on paper,” said Catholic WomenƵapp League Ontario president Colleen Perry.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0400