That’s certainly true for some of the cases, but I don’t think “human trafficking” should be entirely ruled out. The infamous pig farmer and his connections to police, judges, lawyers, etc indicate an almost epstain-like situation:
There's also the "Highway of Tears", which is really not a place anyone should be hitch-hiking, because it's remote, and wild.
I've done a shit-ton of hitch-hiking, and I've driven that road. I wouldn't dream of hitching it unless I was in total desperation, and it's really not a good idea to sleep outside in a tent in the Canadian wilds, period. If you do (and I've done), the risk is totally on you.
And Greyhound closing really fucked a lot of remote places.
Rideshare might be a thing up there now though. I hope so. I guess one could probably make a bit of money on the side to be a long-distance taxi, even if you had to deadhead back.
That’s certainly true for some of the cases, but I don’t think “human trafficking” should be entirely ruled out. The infamous pig farmer and his connections to police, judges, lawyers, etc indicate an almost epstain-like situation:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pickton
Yep.
There's also the "Highway of Tears", which is really not a place anyone should be hitch-hiking, because it's remote, and wild.
I've done a shit-ton of hitch-hiking, and I've driven that road. I wouldn't dream of hitching it unless I was in total desperation, and it's really not a good idea to sleep outside in a tent in the Canadian wilds, period. If you do (and I've done), the risk is totally on you.
TBF, the Highway of Tears is a giant geographic area with low pop and no infrastructure.
Given Greyhound Canada’s closure, I'm not sure there even exists alternative means of travel if you don't own a car.
A lot of Canada is like that.
And Greyhound closing really fucked a lot of remote places.
Rideshare might be a thing up there now though. I hope so. I guess one could probably make a bit of money on the side to be a long-distance taxi, even if you had to deadhead back.