Mr. Owen Ripley at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On May 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.

May 27th, 2024 / 6:45 p.m.

Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs, Department of Canadian Heritage

Thank you for the question.

I'm not in a position to give an opinion on potential amendments. However, if I understood correctly, the senator's intention is to target pornography. As you mentioned, the definition of “sexually explicit material” is broader than that of “pornography”. If the senator and the members of the committee really intend to target pornography, we could think about how to limit the current broader definition.

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