Tory MP deletes post that cost of living is driving parents to traffic kids
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In the now-deleted post shared on Aug. 16, MP Michelle Ferreri said there has been a rise in human trafficking and domestic violence and tied those trends to affordability.
Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri has deleted a post on X that claimed the affordability crisis has driven parents to traffic their kids.
This comes after The Canadian Press sent Ferreri questions regarding the post, which followed a visit to the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre in Peterborough, Ont.
In the now-deleted post shared on Aug. 16, Ferreri said there has been a rise in human trafficking and domestic violence and tied those trends to affordability.
“The cost-of-living crisis has driven parents to traffic their own children,” Ferreri said.
On Wednesday, Ferreri said in a statement that the organization shared “deeply troubling statistics and shocking stories” with her.
“I admit my statement posted following my meeting was inartfully worded,” she said.
“While a cost of living crisis undeniably results in increases in a wide array of social problems — from drug abuse to crime to families struggling to afford food and shelter — it is of course in no way an excuse for human trafficking.”
Ferreri’s now-deleted post also linked a rise in domestic violence reports at the centre to the cost of living, saying “survival leads to crime.”
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