Mr. Speaker, the short answer is that if it means saving lives, yes.
Bill C-13 combines a proposed new offence, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, to address cyberbullying, along with judicially authorized tools to help police and prosecutors investigate not only the proposed new offence but also other, existing offences.
The member is right; we are committed to policing the Internet via judicially authorized authority that involves electronic evidence.
The elements of this bill are intricately connected. Why would we pass a law and then go about bringing in other legislation to allow enforcement? This bill is in concert with the same theme of helping to protect people from abuse on the Internet.
We are proceeding in this fashion to give police the tools to do their important work.