Paul Brandt says he knew he would devote his life to fighting human trafficking when, several years ago, he looked into the eyes of a five-year-old Cambodian girl who was being sold for sex between six and eight times a night.
“All I could see were my kids,” the Calgary-born country singer said in an interview after he was chosen this past week to lead Alberta's new committee against human trafficking.“I felt a real sense of personal responsibility.”
The Brandts live in the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Calgary with their son Joseph, 12, and daughter Lily, 9. Brandt was a registered nurse at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary before he released his debut album “Calm Before the Storm” in 1996. He went on to become the most-awarded Canadian male country artist.
Bonnie Johnston was a director at the children's hospital just as Brandt got his big break in Nashville. She said her colleague always comes to meetings armed with research and tough questions, and the committee's inaugural sessions were no exception.
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