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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The Canadian government Tuesday announced an education program to raise awareness and train the public on how to recognize the signs of human trafficking.
"Today's announcement seeks to engage all Canadians in recognizing and reporting when exploitation due to human trafficking is going on around them," Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said in a statement.
"These images are disturbing and uncomfortable because this crime is disturbing and uncomfortable -- and it needs to be stopped. By exposing the reality of this terrible crime to the light of day, Canadians can better recognize and report evidence of criminal activity."
The "Blue Blindfold Campaign" will be administered by the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association, the RCMP Human Trafficking National Coordination Center and Public Safety Canada, Postmedia News reported Tuesday.
Toews was joined at a news conference in Winnipeg by Tory MP Joy Smith, who introduced a bill that sets a five-year prison term for anyone found guilty of human trafficking.
The move comes after a boat carrying hundreds of people from Sri Lanka landed off the British Columbia coast in August.
Toews said some of those people could be members of the Tamil Tigers terror group.
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