Ottawa - July 11, 2012 - The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister
of Public Safety, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister
of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism today
issued the following statement following an announcement by
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that three
individuals were arrested as part of the Opapa
investigation into human trafficking. With these last three
arrests, a total of 20 individuals have been arrested.
"We congratulate the RCMP and the Canada border
Services Agency (CBSA) on these important arrests. Human
trafficking is a despicable crime that preys on the most
vulnerable. We have recently strengthened our
Government's commitment to the global fight against
human trafficking by launching the National Action Plan to
Combat Human Trafficking. Our Government has also taken
other important steps to combat this crime such as helping
to implement mandatory minimum sentences for those
convicted of child trafficking, engaging in public
awareness, training police officers, and providing
assistance to victims.
For more information on this case, visit:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1006221/three-arrests-made-in-opapa-investigation
To view the National Action Plan online, please go to: http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/le/ht-tp-eng.aspx
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Information:
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Public Safety Canada
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