Alberta

Alberta commits $20.8 million over the next four years to fight human trafficking
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Alberta commits $20.8 million over the next four years to fight human trafficking

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EDMONTON – The Alberta government is providing $20.8 million over the next four years to implement recommendations from a star-led task force on human trafficking. Country singer Paul Brandt, chair of the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force, personally thanked Premier Jason Kenney during the funding announcement Sunday at Edmonton International Airport for his willingness to…

RCMP's use of facial recognition extends well beyond Clearview AI – POLITICO
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RCMP's use of facial recognition extends well beyond Clearview AI – POLITICO

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Getty Images OTTAWA — Canada’s national police force, which was heavily criticized for using Clearview AI software, has signed contracts to use multiple facial recognition tools. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) revealed these details in documents recently tabled in Parliament, though it says it has stopped using facial recognition technology pending an internal review…

ACT Alberta Statement on Bill 8, Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act
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ACT Alberta Statement on Bill 8, Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act

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ACT Alberta values the Government of Alberta’s continued commitment to end human trafficking in this province. Bill 8, Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act, adopts the internationally recognized definition of human trafficking established in the Palermo Protocol. This Protocol has guided ACT Alberta’s work for over a decade in our fight to see human trafficking end in our province. Human trafficking is an extreme human rights…