MPP Vic Fedeli says human trafficking is a growing and significant issue that requires urgent action.

He spoke at Queen’s Park last week about three townships in Nipissing who are expressing their concerns too.

Fedeli says, “The Townships of Calvin, Chisholm, Bonfield resolve to support Bill 158, Saving the Girl Next Door Act, and the Member’s Motion calling for a multi-jurisdictional task force to combat human trafficking in Ontario. ”

The Saving the Girl Next Door Act would allow for the enforcement of protection orders on behalf of victims against traffickers.

The bill also allows victims to seek compensation and to include trafficking as a sexual offence under the age of 18.