BPC Bulletin: An Act to Restrict Young Persons’ Online Access to Sexually Explicit Material
News Reports and Commentary Selected by Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee.
In Ottawa, a controversial bill that aims to shield youngsters from viewing online pornography is steadily moving through Parliament.
Legislators in the House of Commons completed the Second Reading of Bill S-210 — An Act to Restrict Young Persons’ Online Access to Sexually Explicit Material — on December 13, 2023.
Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne introduced the bill in the Senate on November 24, 2021. The Senate passed the bill on April 18, 2023.
THE BILL
Read the text:
https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/S-210/third-reading
THE BILL’S STATUS
See the bill’s status in Parliament:
https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/s-210
REPORTAGE
Mark Gollom of CBC News reports:
The Canadian Press reports:
Bill would require age verification for Canadians accessing porn sites | CTV News
Mickey Djuric of the Canadian Press reports:
COMMENTARY
Azfar Adib’s opinion appears in the Montreal Gazette and The Vulcan Advocate:
Opinion: Age verification for porn sites makes sense | Vulcan Advocate
Michael Geist comments:
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