Sex work advocates calling for stop to proposed Ontario human trafficking bill
by Michelle LePage
Last Updated May 11, 2021 at 9:58 pm EDT
Queen s Park in Toronto as seen in an undated file photo. CITYNEWS/Hugues Cormier
Advocates are calling on the Ford government to withdraw a proposed human trafficking bill, saying it gives police more power to conduct surveillance on sex workers and discriminate against racialized communities.
Bill 251, the Combatting Human Trafficking Act, is expected to be debated on Wednesday.
If passed, the government says it would give law enforcement more tools to locate victims and charge traffickers, by allowing access to hotel guest registries without a court order and increasing fines.
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