The recent arrest in Thailand of a Canadian fugitive accused of sexually abusing children in that region raises, amongst many issues, serious questions about Canada's commitment to tracking down so-called child sex tourists and keeping a promise it made to the world to do so back in 1996. As mentioned this week in the Toronto Star, although Canada has strong legislation to tackle these crimes,... [More]

In today's National Post, KINSA Vice-Chair Paul Gillespie and other experts discuss changes necessary to improve our collective ability to protect children from sexual exploitation. Included in these recommendations are changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), amendments to the National Sex Offender Registry, sentencing issues, and child sex tourism... [More]

There is no doubt that everyone working on cases involving child exploitation are working towards the same goal ... to stop the abuse. But it can be difficult to understand why identifying information that might rescue a child and protect others would be held back by investigators. The Current host Anna Maria Tremonti interviews Canadian law enforcement experts on what such investigations entail, ... [More]