Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you for being here this afternoon and for putting this bill before the House. I want to thank you as well for your leadership in the many pieces of legislation in our government's criminal justice agenda that you have brought to the House and that will, in my opinion, help make our communities and our families safer.
I'm also encouraged by what I've heard today from our friends on the other side of this table about their support for this bill. I hope they will move expeditiously to the clause-by-clause review of this bill so that we can send it back to the House for final approval.
Every time the government comes forward with new legislation, Minister, there is inevitably the question of why. In my opinion, it's extremely important that government continue to look at ways to improve our criminal justice system and to ensure the safety of law-abiding Canadians, especially our most vulnerable and our youth. However, in the case of this bill, some people would ask whether or not Internet service providers are currently neglecting to report incidences of Internet child pornography.
Minister, can you please inform this committee on how this bill will make a difference?