Government Advocacy
You can be a part of reforming policies to reduce sexual exploitation! Learn about our advocacy efforts below and help us take action by reaching out to your MP.
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Contact Your MP About AI Deepfakes and Image-Based Sexual Abuse
February 20, 2025
AI Deepfakes are a form of Image-Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA) that is threatening all Canadians, especially youth. One practical way to make a difference on this issue is to write your MP telling them that you’re concerned about these online harms and want to see laws that help protect our children and youth. The pre-written letter below can help get…
Heritage Committee Report: Harms Caused by Illegal, Sexually Explicit Material Online
February 20, 2025
In 2022, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC) adopted a motion for the committee undertake a study on the harms caused by the ease of access to, and online viewing of, sexually explicit material and the connection it has to violence against women and girls and sex trafficking in Canada. During this period of study the…
Bill C-270: Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act (SISE)
September 6, 2024
What is Bill C-270? Bill C-270, also known as the Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act, or SISE, is a private member’s bill introduced to parliament by MP Arnold Viersen. For years, pornography companies have published sexually explicit material without any requirement to verify the age or consent of those depicted in them. Much of the content is then monetized to bring…
Bill S-210: Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act
May 29, 2024
What is Bill S-210? Kids are being exposed to online pornography at increasingly younger ages and there are several harms associated with youth exposure to pornography. Currently there are no safeguards keeping kids out of pornography websites in Canada—websites that feature content with themes of sexual violence and incest. Bill S-210 would require these websites to adopt robust age verification…