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By Elizabeth Ashe After the death of my mother, I and my four siblings were put into foster care for 6 years during the late 50’s – 60’s. My father, an immigrant from Germany was pressured and coerced into giving his children, (who ranged from 6 weeks to 6 years old into care) by the Children’s Aid Society. It was their belief that he could not adequately care for us while he worked a full-time job. We remained separated in 3 foster
homes until he remarried 6 years later.
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Protect Children from Pornography: Ending the Accessibility of Sexually Explicit Material to Minors12/8/2020 By. Emma Elshaw There are a plethora of porn sites out there, many of which can be accessed by anyone at any time, regardless of their age. This means that minors can be exposed to these sites and the explicit material they contain, whether intentionally or unintentionally. There are currently no protocols or laws in place that force these sites to go through an age-verification process in Canada.
By Elisabeth Ashe Many organizations around the world work tirelessly to end human trafficking. Research shows however that with the newest pandemic, COVID-19, trafficking is on the rise everywhere.
By: Elisabeth Ashe Landlords who exploit, harass or bully tenants into trading rent for sex is nothing new, but, with large swaths of community now being unemployed or in financial distress, it has made even more people vulnerable. In fact, it is prevalent the world over. You might even say that with the arrival of COVID-19, it has become as much of a pandemic as the disease itself.
By: Sydney MacDonald The internet is one of the most revolutionary inventions of our time. It allows humans to connect with people all over the world and accomplish things that generations from the past couldn’t even dream of. Yet, for all that we know, there are still parts of the internet that most people aren’t aware of or don't understand. For parents, this is a scary thought. What are your kids doing on the internet exactly? Are they getting into trouble? Unless you are looking over their shoulder and checking their browsing history, you don’t truly know.
By Emma Elshaw With the emergence of COVID-19, the world has been spending more and more time online. We have seen over the last two weeks the risk predators pose to kids and youth online, as well as the importance of having intentional conversations with your kids about online safety. In a world where kids enjoy spending time online, it’s important to make sure that we, as parents, continue to be involved in our kids’ lives, whether that is online or offline.
By Emma Elshaw The world is moving online. Due to COVID-19 and the government’s mandates that everyone stay home as much as possible, many people are spending more time online. Because of the internet, many of us are able to connect with our family and friends in this time of social distancing; however, predators are also going online.
By Emma Elshaw With the whole world experiencing an unprecedented pandemic, with a vast array of advice coming from multiple directions – whether it be family, friends or politicians – and circumstances changing daily, the emotions of the world are likely as unprecedented as the pandemic itself. And coupled with the unprecedented nature of this pandemic is the opportunity it presents to online predators.
Through globalization and technology, the world has become increasingly interconnected. Businesses have the opportunity to market products on a global stage. In an instant, a buyer can purchase a product from the opposite side of the world. With mobile devices, people can consume what they want, whenever they want. The rapid increase for demand of instantaneous services has developed beyond material products and household items. Instant consumerism has been capitalized by the sex industry.
By Sydney MacDonald In 2018 it was discovered by Statista (2019), that there were 2.65 billion people using at least one form of social media, and 3.1 billion users were projected to accumulate by 2021 (Clement, 2019). This is a staggering amount of people consistently being exposed to millions upon millions of advertisements and posts per year. Unfortunately, this creates an opportunity for criminals and predators to make contact with vulnerable individuals and can lead to a darker form: online human trafficking.
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