Mr. Speaker, it has been an interesting debate this afternoon. I thank the member for her contribution. As another grandfather in the grandparent fraternity I share her concern. Although I think it crosses all kinds of lines, this is a broad concern.
It was interesting to hear what the member from the NDP said earlier about the Internet providers and how maybe we need to deal with them on this pornography issue.
There was an article in Quorum today stating that Industry Canada was considering legislating against junk e-mail. It is very concerned about junk e-mail and has said that it may have to legislate as one way to crack down on unsolicited bulk e-mail because it is seizing the nation.
Junk e-mail is a problem and it kind of annoys me but if they have the wherewithal over on that side of the House to think about legislating against Internet use for e-mail but do not have the wherewithal to legislate against Internet use of pornography, where are their priorities? If Industry Canada can do something about it because it does not want too many advertisements on my computer, I might appreciate that, but I, along with others, will get down on my knees and thank them all if they will legislate against child pornography, which is not just an annoyance, it is a criminal act. It is a travesty against young people around the world, both the victims and those who end up watching it who are victims of a sort too. It becomes generational.
I think I know her answer but I would like the member to speak about whether we could make child pornography and the banning of child pornography a bigger priority. Let us deal with that, I would suggest, before we deal with a real big problem like junk mail on the Internet