Discussions about online harms to children and potential legislative or regulatory proposals or policy positions
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Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), with respect to the new reverse onuses for bail and the restriction of conditional sentence orders for certain sexual offences
Bill C-16, Protecting Victims Act, in relation to all proposed Criminal Code changes that affect children including sections 7(4), 150, 152, 153, 151, 161, 163.1, proposed 169.1, 171.1, 172.1, 173(2), 264(1), 276(1), 346, 486.2, other image based offences such as intimate images, voyeurism and bestiality depictions, all sentencing changes such as mandatory minimum sentences and community impact statement provisions, and changes to the federal mandatory reporting legislation.
Discussions about access to justice, criminal justice, and social policy issues related to online child sexual abuse and online violence against children and possible legislative or policy initiatives that could reduce victimization and/or improve victim recovery.