The Alberta government is providing $20.8 million over the next four years to implement recommendations from a star-led task force on human trafficking. Country singer Paul Brandt, chair of the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force, personally thanked Premier Jason Kenney during the funding announcement Sunday at Edmonton International Airport for his willingness to prioritize the issue, and for putting faith in Brandt to lead the group. “Premier Kenney’s longtime personal dedication and commitment to the issue of human trafficking is authentic and is admirable,” Brandt said. “He’s the only political leader I’ve met in my 17 years of advocating for trafficking victims and survivors who took the time and initiative to personally write a plan to address this horrific crime.” The money will establish an office to combat trafficking as well as a centre of excellence for research and data collection — recommendations the government accepted when the task force presented its report in March. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro said the goal is to launch the office by next summer. Other task force recommendations that will be supported include a new grant for community projects and Indigenous-led and culturally appropriate services. Civilian positions that will focus on supporting victims and survivors throughout human trafficking investigations will also be funded. “Human trafficking is far more prevalent — way more common — than the stats would suggest because it’s a hidden crime,” Kenney said at the announcement. “It festers in the dark. There are victims who face fear, shame and self-doubt and some who will never report what they’ve gone through.” The task force was appointed in May 2020 and engaged with nearly 100 experts and survivors of trafficking to provide guidance on how to best implement the government’s action plan to fight human trafficking. The government has said human trafficking includes sexual exploitation, forced labour trafficking and trafficking in human organs or tissues. Kenney, who will be replaced as premier when his United Conservative Party selects a new leader on Thursday, noted he started fighting human trafficking over 20 years ago when he was an MP and joined a group of international parliamentarians on a coalition to fight the practice. Later as Canada’s immigration minister, he said he took steps to make it easier for human trafficking victims who had migrated to Canada to obtain safety and protection. In winter 2019, he said he committed the UCP to a nine-point action plan to combat human trafficking, which led to the Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act, which took effect in May 2020. Brandt said it was exciting to be part of the funding commitment at the airport, where he said he stood in 2019 for a partnership with the facility and other groups in the Edmonton region to fight trafficking, which he called “modern day slavery.” “It has been our dream that special focus and permanent funding would one day become a reality. Today is that day,” Brandt said.

The Alberta government is providing $20.8 million over the next four years to implement recommendations from a star-led task force on human trafficking. Country singer Paul Brandt, chair of the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force, personally thanked Premier Jason Kenney during the funding announcement Sunday at Edmonton International Airport for his willingness to prioritize the issue, and for putting faith in Brandt to lead the group. “Premier Kenney’s longtime personal dedication and commitment to the issue of human trafficking is authentic and is admirable,” Brandt said. “He’s the only political leader I’ve met in my 17 years of advocating for trafficking victims and survivors who took the time and initiative to personally write a plan to address this horrific crime.” The money will establish an office to combat trafficking as well as a centre of excellence for research and data collection — recommendations the government accepted when the task force presented its report in March. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro said the goal is to launch the office by next summer. Other task force recommendations that will be supported include a new grant for community projects and Indigenous-led and culturally appropriate services. Civilian positions that will focus on supporting victims and survivors throughout human trafficking investigations will also be funded. “Human trafficking is far more prevalent — way more common — than the stats would suggest because it’s a hidden crime,” Kenney said at the announcement. “It festers in the dark. There are victims who face fear, shame and self-doubt and some who will never report what they’ve gone through.” The task force was appointed in May 2020 and engaged with nearly 100 experts and survivors of trafficking to provide guidance on how to best implement the government’s action plan to fight human trafficking. The government has said human trafficking includes sexual exploitation, forced labour trafficking and trafficking in human organs or tissues. Kenney, who will be replaced as premier when his United Conservative Party selects a new leader on Thursday, noted he started fighting human trafficking over 20 years ago when he was an MP and joined a group of international parliamentarians on a coalition to fight the practice. Later as Canada’s immigration minister, he said he took steps to make it easier for human trafficking victims who had migrated to Canada to obtain safety and protection. In winter 2019, he said he committed the UCP to a nine-point action plan to combat human trafficking, which led to the Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act, which took effect in May 2020. Brandt said it was exciting to be part of the funding commitment at the airport, where he said he stood in 2019 for a partnership with the facility and other groups in the Edmonton region to fight trafficking, which he called “modern day slavery.” “It has been our dream that special focus and permanent funding would one day become a reality. Today is that day,” Brandt said.

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The implementation of recommendations by a task committee on human trafficking chaired by stars will be funded with $20. 8 million over the following four years by the Alberta government.
During the funding announcement on Sunday at Edmonton International Airport, country musician Paul Brandt, chair of the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force, personally praised Premier Jason Kenney for his readiness to prioritise the issue and for having faith in Brandt to lead the group.

Brandt praised Premier Kenney’s “genuine and excellent long-term personal concern and commitment to the subject of human trafficking.”
In my 17 years of supporting trafficking survivors and victims, he is the only political figure I have encountered who has taken the time and initiative to personally craft a plan to solve this heinous crime.

The government adopted the task force’s recommendations when it submitted its report in March, and the funds would be used to create an agency to combat trafficking as well as a centre of excellence for research and data gathering.
The objective, according to Tyler Shandro, minister of justice, is to open the office by next summer.
The task group also recommended a new grant for neighbourhood initiatives and Indigenous-led, culturally appropriate services, both of which would receive assistance.

Additionally, funding will be provided for civil posts that will support victims and survivors throughout investigations into human trafficking.
Kenney remarked at the announcement that “human trafficking is significantly more frequent — way more common — than the figures would show because it’s a hidden crime.”
It rots away in the dark. Many victims experience dread, humiliation, and self-doubt, and some never come forward to share their experiences.

In order to provide advice on how to best implement the government’s action plan to combat human trafficking, the task group was established in May 2020 and met with approximately 100 experts and survivors of trafficking.
According to the authorities, human trafficking includes forced labour, sexual exploitation, and the trafficking of human organs or tissues.

Kenney stated that he began fighting human trafficking more than 20 years ago when he was an MP and joined a group of foreign MPs on a coalition to fight the practise. Kenney will be replaced as premier when his United Conservative Party chooses a new leader on Thursday.
Later, when he was Canada’s minister of immigration, he claimed to have taken action to make it simpler for victims of human trafficking to find safety and protection after immigrating to the country.

He claimed to have pledged the UCP to a nine-point action plan to combat human trafficking in the winter of 2019. This plan eventually resulted in the Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act, which went into force in May 2020.
In 2019, Brandt said he stood for a cooperation with the airport and other organisations in the Edmonton region to fight trafficking, which he called “modern day slavery,” and said it was great to be a part of the funding commitment at the airport.

It has always been our hope that special attention and ongoing funding will someday become a reality. That day is now, Brandt declared.

The implementation of recommendations by a task force on human trafficking chaired by stars will be funded with $20.8 million over the following four years by the Alberta government.
During the funding announcement on Sunday at Edmonton International Airport, country musician Paul Brandt, chair of the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force, personally praised Premier Jason Kenney for his readiness to prioritise the issue and for having faith in Brandt to lead the group.
Brandt praised Premier Kenney’s “genuine and excellent long-term personal concern and commitment to the subject of human trafficking.”
In my 17 years of supporting survivors and victims of human trafficking, he is the only political figure I have encountered who has taken the time and initiative to personally draught a plan to fight this heinous crime.
The funds will create an

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