Thank you, Madam Chair.
Before I ask questions of the witnesses, I want to put forward the motion of which I gave notice at the last meeting. We heard evidence earlier this week, and again today, of the rapid growth of online harms, particularly for our children. Professor Clement, I too am a granddad, and I have an image of my innocent grandchildren in my mind when I hear this evidence, so I'm very motivated to act quickly on this. This has definitely become a global epidemic that requires immediate action.
Now, happily, our Conservative private member's bill, Bill C-412, addresses some of those issues in an immediate manner. Therefore, Madam Chair, I move the following motion, and we're asking for unanimous consent: That the committee urgently undertake a prestudy of Bill C-412, an act to enact the protection of minors in the digital age and to amend the Criminal Code.
I'm asking for unanimous consent on that.