Thu Aug 3, 2023 – 6:02 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — Alberta officials are investing $4 million to combat human trafficking and help abuse victims across the province.
On July 28, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith joined Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis in Calgary to announce that the province is dedicating $4 million over two years to create an Alberta Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
“We can’t afford to close our eyes to the problem of human trafficking, and we can’t afford to ignore those who are at risk of being trafficked or those who have been trafficked,” Smith said, according to CTV News.
The office will be run by #NotInMyCity, Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA) and REACH Edmonton Council for Safer Communities. The office aims to offer survivors and victims of human trafficking community supports and services in addition to collecting data to monitor trafficking in the province.
During the Friday news conference, human trafficking survivor April Eve Wiberg recounted her story, revealing that she was bought and sold in cities across Canada and the U.S. for nearly a decade before escaping her abusers.
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