Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I would like to thank all the witnesses for sharing their research on this very important topic.
My question is around the Criminal Code. Though access to sexually explicit material is legal in Canada, it's content is regulated by the Criminal Code, under section 163. It is an offence to make, print, publish, distribute, or circulate any obscene written matter, picture, model, phonograph record, or other thing whatever. It is also an offence to posses such material for the purpose of publication, distribution, or circulation. An obscene publication is one that has the undue exploitation of sex, or of sex and any one or more of the following subjects, namely crime, horror, cruelty, and violence, as dominant characteristics.
Do you think that greater efforts need to be made to enforce the Criminal Code in relation to the production and distribution of obscene materials online? If so, what measures do you think should be taken?