Monthly Archives: August 2009

Task force to probe missing, murdered women in Manitoba

By admin | Published: August 27, 2009

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/08/26/mb-task-force-murdered-manitoba.html
CBC
The Manitoba government, RCMP and Winnipeg Police Service formally established a task force Wednesday to review cases involving missing and murdered women in the province.
“The province is supporting police in this vital task,” Attorney General Dave Chomiak said.
“These women were mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. Many are aboriginal. We share a common goal with the [...]

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Flesh trade targets natives: Young Aboriginal women used as a sex commodity in cities across Canada

By admin | Published: August 27, 2009

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2008/09/29/6916776-sun.html
By Tamara Cherry,  Sun Media
On the street corners of Canada’s largest cities, thousands of women are bought and sold every night.
Most of them, experts say, are aboriginal and an alarming number are trafficked.
“There’s a total myth that Aboriginal women either consent to or are born into the sex trade,” says Jo-Ann Daniels, interim executive director [...]

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