A New Effort

Unfortunately, the numbers required for the previously planned protest have not materialized. There is also the fact that it may have been illegal, but the lack of numbers dooms that effort irregardless. So, the question arises: what can we do to actively combat human trafficking and raise awareness?

Letter writing campaigns have merit in pressuring politicians to act, but have minimal effects on awareness. Public demonstrations carry much more force in informing the public of an issue's existence. I'm hesitant to drag up an overused cliché, but two heads are better than one. What of we can combine the two? I propose that, at the very least, we march from a point in K-W to the office of the local M.P., Peter Braid, and deliver the letters by hand. Hopefully, marches in other communities across Canada can be organized. This would serve the double purpose of generating media coverage for this cause and impressing upon our government... what?

What will be the subject of our letters? I am open to suggestions, but one problem I see with our laws concerning human trafficking and prostitution is the lack of or weakness of minimum sentences. I will give one example, as I cannot do justice to the material in this discussion. Someone who lives on the avails of the prostitution of a person under 18 is subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years, and no less than 2 years. Again, I say 2 years. So I ask you to tell me, by e-mail or a posted reply, what you think these letters should contain.

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