Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, certainly. There are two parts. First of all, on the Internet, let's talk about developing nations. South Africa has about 50 million people. Internet ability from houses is about 14% or 15%. I gave the number of 200,000 in Canada. South Africa actually has 9,000 suspects.

Foreign Affairs committee  This May weekend is KINSA’s 10th anniversary. We're a very small charity. We've never ever been able to access or receive any federal funding for what we do. We raise it all, like “tin cup” it. People cross the street when they see me coming. It is what it is. I'm just hoping tha

Foreign Affairs committee  First of all, Canada has some of the best laws in the world on the books in regards to child exploitation and child pornography. When I go around the world, almost every country we go to basically asks us to leave a copy of the Criminal Code, so they can fill in the blanks with t

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, honourable members of Parliament, and ladies and gentlemen, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak with you today. I'm here to discuss the online abuse of children in the developing world. My name is Paul Gillespie. I'm the president of the Kids

Justice committee  Absolutely. As you know, these crimes are overwhelming. I think the Internet has opened a window to something that most of us were not aware was actually occurring. The sooner we can get this piece of legislation into law, the better. It will make a difference. As I said before,

Justice committee  I believe it is absolutely appropriate. It's very hard to measure the long-term impact of abuse. One of the biggest challenges I've always had is that we can never fully document or understand how victims are unable to eventually realize their full potential to be the future lawy

Justice committee  Yes, absolutely. To me, house arrest in the particular cases of the Internet being used to commit crimes against children simply defies logic. The fact that the legislation removes that opportunity for some offences simply makes a great deal of sense. It certainly makes a great d

Justice committee  Absolutely.

Justice committee  In a perfect world, it would be nice to restrict activities in exactly the same area that people had previously been convicted of working within. It is very difficult. I do believe, however, that there may be technological solutions out there, certain softwares, that will monitor

Justice committee  I think law enforcement resources, when it comes to Internet crimes, are severely understaffed, and there never will be enough, to be honest with you. There are millions of men around the world who are using children and trading these horrible images. However, I think we need to

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Gillespie. I'm the president of the Kids' Internet Safety Alliance, KINSA. I'd like to speak for a moment or two on part 2, regarding amendments to the Criminal Code and issues in relation to children and the