Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for being with us today to provide us with essential information that will help us along, I hope, in completing this study. My questions will be for Mr. Wong.
There are specifically three areas that I'd like to hear you on. I understand that there are limitations with regard to the application of the law right now, and changes or amendments to it might be necessary so that we can address this issue. The first one is really the definition of child pornography, because I think that's what is posing a problem.
Number two is the question of jurisdiction. I heard you say that it implies the question of having the material on the server. What about the question of making the material available and distributed in different countries? Would the fact that the material would appear in a specific country make the material or the distribution and availability of that material in that country a question of jurisdiction, so therefore if it appears there then it would have legal jurisdiction to be able to try?
Number three is the question of onus of responsibility. We heard that there could be a defence in terms of ignorance, i.e., they didn't know until someone flagged it, or the responsibility has shifted over to the person who uploads. Wouldn't legislative changes in terms of shifting the onus of responsibility onto those who make this kind of material readily available, other than the victims themselves, be...? We heard the testimony of Ms. Fleites. It was heartbreaking to hear that she tried and tried and tried, with proof of identity and with a licence, and yet again the material was taken down very temporarily, only to reappear again and again and again—a repeated assault.
I'd like to hear from you on these three points. Thank you.