Canadian Senator Introduces Bill to Shield Young People from Online Pornography
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
In Parliament, Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne has introduced Bill S-210 to restrict young people’s access to sexually explicit images on the internet.
The bill’s short title: Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act.
The first reading of Bill S-210 occurred in the Senate on November 24, 2021.
THE BILL
Read the text of the bill:
https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/S-210/first-reading
THE BILL’S STATUS
See the bill’s status in Parliament:
https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/s-210
INTERVIEW
At Parents Aware Info, Marilyn Evans talks to Senator Miville-Dechêne on a podcast:
REPORTAGE
In Canadian Lawyer, Katrina Eñano reports:
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/cba-expresses-concern-over-proposed-law-restricting-underage-access-to-sexually-explicit-materials/364448
COMMENTARY
Lara Karaian writes at Ryerson University’s Centre for Free Expression:
https://cfe.ryerson.ca/blog/2022/02/restricting-young-people%E2%80%99s-access-porn-won%E2%80%99t-save-them-it-will-threaten-sexual-speech?fbclid=IwAR35I3h27z-i9eed_SWf36kqV3Hkn-OzCks0sstI1dr4-s1OuvOrK9Kmx5g
In Psychology Today, Amanda L. Giordano writes:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/understanding-addiction/202202/what-know-about-adolescent-pornography-exposure
At the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Daly Barnett comments on an earlier incarnation of the proposal (Bill S-203):
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