A couple of notes, throne speech is August 9th, first item of business will be to re-introduce the budget, the only amendment mentioned publicly so far is throwing in a 5% increase for those on ODSP (3% less than inflation)
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Below is a gov't news release today......to be fair to Mr. Ford, its the sorta of release that all parties and all levels of government make quite regularly, its not unique to his government in any way, but it just struck me as the sort of thing I despise.
Symbolism, a public statement, that achieves absolutely nothing towards its stated cause; won't even add any 'awareness' value as most media outlets will ignore it, or give it a 2 lines buried on A22 or in the 17th minute of a newscast....
This is a real problem.............the answer for which is not ' A day'.
There is an actual 'strategy' linked in that news release:
Learn about our plan to build safer communities by combatting human trafficking and child sexual exploitation.
www.ontario.ca
Its got some ok stuff in it; but I read it as omitting several key elements that are risk factors; and the actions that would actually help mitigate them.
By contrast, this resource from the U.S. is much clearer on where the causes lie; which could inform substantive action if one were so inclined:
Risk Factors Although there is no standard profile of a child trafficking victim, several risk factors make certain children more susceptible (see Figure 1).32 Researchers have found that sex traffickers often target children and youth with a history of maltreatment, sexual abuse, low...
safesupportivelearning.ed.gov