Joy Smith
Joy Smith was introduced to the world of Human Trafficking by witnessing the dramatic physical and emotional toll it exacted on her son, a police officer, who worked in the ICE-Unit (Integrated Child Exploitation Unit). This is a specialized police force trained in rescuing children from online child predators. Her son's courage and compassion as he fought to rescue children from predators, proved to Mrs. Smith that ordinary Canadians, like herself, can stand against Human Trafficking.
Bio last updated April 30th, 2018.
Articles by Joy Smith
Seeing Invisible Victims
By Joy Smith
October 1, 2015
The first Canadian parliamentarian to amend the Criminal Code twice through private members' bills looks back on the uphill struggle to get Canadians to see the horror of modern-day slavery in their own communities.
Under Bill C-36, for the first time in Canada's history, the buying of sexual services would be illegal, prostituted/trafficked women would be treated with dignity rather than as a nuisance, and the government of Canada would provide robust funding to help women and youth escape prostitution June 4, 2014, was a historic day for Canada! Justice Minister Peter MacKay introduced Bill C-36, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, in response to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Canada v Bedford On June 6, 2012, Canada's National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking was launched and it emphasized the need for awareness in vulnerable populations, support for victims, dedicated law enforcement efforts and the need for all Canadians to prevent the trafficking of individuals Bill C-268 contains amendments to Canada's Criminal Code to provide a five-year minimum sentence for the trafficking of minors in Canada and a six-year minimum sentence for cases involving aggravated offences such as assault or death