Thank you, Ms. Dhillon. That's a really important question, because it shows us, as parliamentarians, demonstrating that we're supple enough to respond to the needs as they exist right now. Sextortion is a very problematic situation that's affecting children and young people and also adults around this country.
The statistics that I've been shown from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, Ms. Dhillon, indicate that they've received 3,400 reports of sextortion in the last year alone. That's 65 children victimized per week. That is unacceptable. Again, I speak to you as a father as well as a parliamentarian and the Minister of Justice that, with the advent of the Internet and smart phones, a lot of things happen, and sometimes unbeknownst to us. The fact that people are being made vulnerable in this manner is problematic.
The acute response in this legislation is that now those who must be registered on the sex offender registry will include offences such as sextortion itself. That's really critical. There is a rebuttable presumption, so you will be included unless you can demonstrate why you shouldn't be. That will help keep those kids safe.