Justice committee  I don't really have anything more to add. I don't have any special expertise, but my understanding is similar to Paul's.

Justice committee  Generally one of the benefits is that hopefully we prevent kids from being exploited by those who would seek to do that. I don't think any of us is naive enough to think that when we pass this law, people won't still be motivated, but hopefully when the word gets around, as Paul

Justice committee  I don't have any studies, but I can tell you generally, working with victims, that victimization goes beyond the immediate victim, whether it's sexual assault, sexual abuse, assault, or even homicide, that families are tremendously impacted by the suffering of their loved ones.

Justice committee  I would echo what Paul said. The justice system is not a pretty place for victims of crime, especially young victims who have been abused or sexually exploited. I think it's one of the reasons the reporting rates are so low, and it's one of the reasons the numbers get even lowe

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  Could I just quickly add a point there? I think when you look at how young people define their use of the Internet, if they've been chatting with someone for six months, he's not a stranger. He is a friend; he is someone they know. So how we might define “strangers” and how young

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be before the committee on this bill. It's one that, Mr. Chair, you and I have discussed in the past in your own attempts to pass similar legislation, which we supported. We supported as well the measures in Bill C-2, which this committe

Information & Ethics committee  I don't think Parliament intended for police to get a warrant when they passed this legislation. I think they put in the first clause “if you have a warrant”...in other words, if you have lawful authority. I don't think Parliament intended for that to mean a warrant. I think it w

Information & Ethics committee  Our focus here today is crimes against children. Having said that, I think it's appropriate that we look at other issues that are identified. Again, Bill C-74 speaks to the broader issue. Our issue to raise here today is the sexual exploitation of children. That's not to say ther

Information & Ethics committee  Absolutely.

Information & Ethics committee  We're saying they shouldn't have to get a warrant to get a name and address of someone who's suspected of trading child pornography or distributing child pornography. They shouldn't have to get a warrant for that information. As my friend mentioned, it's not about the websites th

Information & Ethics committee  It's all sorts of crime.

Information & Ethics committee  I will just restate again that certainly we've heard anecdotal information from law enforcement that...my friend is correct: the misinterpretation of the legislation--because there is some room for interpretation--has hindered law enforcement. Our position is that even if 99% of

Information & Ethics committee  I don't pretend to be an expert on it. But I can say that the advancement of technology is becoming an increasing issue for law enforcement in a very general sense, not just related to this issue, but with all the BlackBerrys, ISPs, and cellphones.... The technology is advancin

Information & Ethics committee  I know that there are other jurisdictions that do require ISPs to do more and to cooperate with these kinds of things. The United States has legislation. The United Kingdom and Australia have legislation. We found that out when we were looking at Bill C-74, the bill from the prev