Mr. Speaker, last week Focus on the Family released the results of a nationwide poll on child pornography.
Some 80% of respondents believed that the federal government should raise the age of sexual consent to at least 16 years of age from 14 years, 86% disagreed with the recent ruling that acquitted John Robin Sharpe of possessing and distributing child pornography, and 93% said that strengthening child pornography legislation should be a priority for the federal government.
The Liberal government was clearly representing only a small minority of Canadians when it voted against last month's Canadian Alliance motion to strengthen our child pornography laws and to raise the age of sexual consent.
It is time for the Liberal government to fall into step with the rest of Canadians and take the necessary measures to protect our children.