As the federal government unveils its new strategy to fight human trafficking, a private member’s bill dealing with the issue is making progress towards passage in the Senate. The House of Commons sent Bill C-310, brought forward by Conservative MP Joy Smith, to the Senate in April. It’s already passed 2nd Reading there and is now being studied by a committee before being brought back to the floor of the Senate. Read more…
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The fight against human trafficking moves forward
A Conservative private member’s bill that would let Canadian cops go abroad to arrest Canadian citizens and permanent residents suspected of trafficking people, is now in the hands of the Senate. The House of Commons unanimously passed Bill C-310 on Friday, 27 April. Now, Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu – known as a tough-on-crime senator – will guide the bill through the upper house. Read more…
