Canada Slow To Recognize Human Slavery in Canada

On Tuesday September 7th 2010 three anti trafficking campaigns were launched. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, Crime Stoppers and the RCMP launched a campaign aimed to inform Canadians of human trafficking and how to recognize it. The public awareness campaign was launched on the success of Bill C-268 coming into law on June 17 2010. The bill put forward by Manitoba MP Joy Smith's tireless lobbying to implement a five year minimum sentence for those convicted of human trafficking.