Information & Ethics Committee on Feb. 22nd, 2021

Evidence of meeting #21 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was pornhub.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Protection of Privacy and Reputation on Platforms such as Pornhub

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Miriam Burke

Lianna McDonald Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Daniel Bernhard Executive Director, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

John F. Clark President and Chief Executive Officer, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Lloyd Richardson Director, Information Technology, Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Commissioner Stephen White Deputy Commissioner, Specialized Policing Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Normand Wong Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Superintendent Marie-Claude Arsenault Royal Canadian Mounted Police

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

Because I thought I asked earlier and you hadn't.

1:30 p.m.

D/Commr Stephen White

We have. The ones we received from Pornhub-MindGeek are the ones that have been transmitted through the NCMEC, but with regard to—

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

Since 2020.

1:30 p.m.

D/Commr Stephen White

Yes, but with regard to reports since the mandatory reporting act has come into play from other entities—

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

I'm not interested in other entities. We're studying Pornhub-MindGeek.

So you haven't had any. Is that like a 10-year lag? You guys are just saying, “Okay, well, now they're complying and giving it to the Americans, and the Americans are giving it to us.” Is that okay?

1:30 p.m.

D/Commr Stephen White

To my knowledge, we would have to confirm if we have received over that period of time any others.

1:30 p.m.

NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

Thank you.

1:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Vice-Chair Liberal Brenda Shanahan

Are you done, Mr. Angus?

Thank you very much.

Colleagues, we will terminate the public part of the meeting. We'll take a 10-minute break. You have been sent the codes for the in camera portion of our committee business meeting. We have 10 minutes, until 1:43 p.m., to come back in and recommence.

Thank you very much to all the witnesses.

[Proceedings continue in camera]