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OP-ED: Alberta’s lax abortion regime enables human traffickers

Richard Durr writes, "A system meant to “free” women is now being used to enslave girls. And what may have begun as a tragic blind spot is becoming something far darker."

Jun 01, 2025
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Author: Richard Durr

She was thirteen when she was first sold.

She’d never heard of Red Deer. She didn’t know where they were going—only that they’d been driving for three days from Montreal. She stopped counting after the second night. She knew the rules: keep quiet. Do what you’re told. Smile when—if—the door opens.

The men who trafficked…

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