Alexandra Noad

Lethbridge Herald

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in Canada, with more than 4,500 incidents being reported between 2013 and 2023.

Paul Brandt, an Alberta country singer known for his hits Alberta Bound, Convoy and My Heart Has a History, has been working in the anti-trafficking sector for over two decades.

He says he first got introduced to human trafficking during the height of his career, when he and his wife, Liz, would watch true crime shows together during their time off. One of those shows was the documentary “Children for Sale” on Dateline NBC.

“We had never been exposed to the issue of trafficking and back then, some 20 years ago, most people weren’t talking about the issue,” Brandt told the Herald in

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