Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for their presentations. It was a pleasure hearing what they had to say.
When you hear my questions, you will understand that I have been following this issue for a very long time and that it is very close to my heart.
However, witnesses and colleagues, I apologize because I would like to begin by introducing a notice of motion on an issue that the Standing Committee on the Status of Women may be considering in the near future. The issue was in the news this week and has affected us all very much. I'm sure you'll understand.
I'm just introducing a motion. I'll ask my questions right afterwards.
Let me read the motion once and then I will forward it to you after the meeting:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on the sexual violence and exploitation experienced by women resulting from the distribution of pornography and child pornography for electronic commerce purposes by Canadian companies and companies that distribute pornography, including child pornography on Canadian soil with total impunity and under no Canadian legislative framework; that the committee examine as part of its work: (a) the case of the Pornhub digital platform that is owned by the Canadian business, MindGeek, whose headquarters are in Montreal, and that globally distributes pornography, including child pornography, produced and distributed with total impunity and without restrictions—