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An annual campaign now in it’s fifth year is urging Canadians to be aware of, and alert to sexual exploitation of children.
The campaign by a charity also urges Canadians to report any activity involving children that might be suspicious.
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection operates an on line service for people to phone in tips on potential situations of abuse or exploitation.
It passes on information it receives to specialized police units, national police and children’s welfare agencies. It also uses the information to devise educational materials to raise awareness and help prevent abuse.
Lynn spoke to Signy Arnason, the director of Cybertip.ca.
There is a growing crisis around the world as supplies of fresh water are becoming fewer and harder to get.
There have already been violent riots in areas around the world as people fight for access to critical water supply.
Sometimes this is due to government policies, corporate pollution, or multi-national ownership and control at the expense of public access, or combinations thereof.
Maude Barlow is national chairperson of the non-profit citizen advocacy group, the Council of Canadians. Marc spoke to her about her new book which looks at the Canadian situation but also world systems and how they are connected.
Canadian music- Toronto band Moo’d Swing a group that specializes in the old popular tunes, pre 1960’s. This is their version of “Walking my baby back home”
Unfortunately, prices for rare animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns continues to rise, In fact the illegal trade in animal parts from all kinds of endangered species continues to rise, making this criminal trade even more attractive.
While we know this is the case for many African species, it’s also true fro rare Arctic species, like polar bear skins, and narwhal horns.
Levon wanted to know what was being done to protect Arctic species. He spoke to Sheldon Jordan, director general for Wildlife Enforcement at the department of Environment and Climate Change Canada.
He reached him by mobile phone in South Africa where he was attending a conference on the trade in endangered species.
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