House report on preventing human trafficking met with mixed reviews

‘It’s excellent that people are coming to the table and having these conversations. But we need to be more fulsome, we need to be more substantive, we need to be more concrete,’ says the Joy Smith Foundation’s Janet Campbell.

The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block. The House Status of Women Committee tabled a report on preventing human trafficking on Feb. 29 following an almost year-long study that heard from 55 witnesses, and received 57 written submissions.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 18, 2024

The House Status of Women Committee’s recent report on preventing human trafficking is being met with mixed reviews, with some lauding it as a good step forward in tackling the issue Canada, while others say it’s thin on federal action, conflates issues, and contains gap...

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