The previous Conservative government created a four-year strategy to combat human trafficking in 2012. OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising funding for police, survivor services and public awareness to fight human trafficking as he continues laying planks in his campaign platform. At a stop in Aylmer, Ont., Scheer promised to make changes to the Criminal Code to make it easier to convict people accused of human trafficking. Scheer promised Wednesday to revive it and made other promises to make up a four-point plan that is already facing criticism from the Liberals. The RCMP’s human trafficking co-ordination centre says that between 2005 and 2018, the Mounties identified 531 cases where human trafficking charges were laid.

Source: thestar May 22, 2019 19:22 UTC