Status of Women committee  I don't think there's an easy answer. I think when human rights come into conflict with each other, whether they be privacy and free speech with the right to be safe, or equality rights with the right to not experience discrimination, it's a really challenging thing. I can say, for example, that the provisions in the Canadian Human Rights Act were not new provisions; they were there for quite a while.

Status of Women committee  I think my response would be very similar to some of the barriers to women getting justice for sexual assault through the criminal justice system, and other forms of violence. I appreciate Mr. Adam's comments and the questions about how to improve training for front-line providers.

Status of Women committee  It's a bit tricky. We done a 90-page report that's filled with all of our recommendations, but I can give the favour of a couple. One of the other things we've recommended is that either through the CRTC or through a similar kind of online consumer protection agency, the federal government could take a stronger role in regulating these kinds of social media platforms that are operating in Canada, and particularly regulating them with an eye to standardizing protocol regarding response, when someone complains about other online behaviour.

Status of Women committee  Yes, absolutely, I can send it.

Status of Women committee  Sure, absolutely. Obviously, some online harassment can take the form of what we would call hate speech, when overt sorts of sexual threats are used against women, or when groups of women are targeted with clear threats. In our view, that is gendered hate speech. There are, of course, hate speech provisions in the Criminal Code, but in our view it's incredibly important that the government really clarify that this kind of behaviour impacts women's human rights, as well other groups with human rights protections.

Status of Women committee  Thank you so much. My name is Kendra Milne, and I'm the director of law reform at West Coast LEAF. As was announced, I'm here in Vancouver. I'd just like to acknowledge that I'm on the traditional unceded territory of Coast Salish peoples, and particularly the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.