Ottawa is failing those exploited by porn industry, say critics By Rachel Emmanuel. Published on Jun 15, 2021 5:11pm Pornhub s homepage (iPolitics photo)
By not enforcing laws created to hold tech giants to account, the Canadian government is failing victims who’ve experienced sexual violence and exploitation at the hands of the porn industry, says New Democrat MP and Ethics critic Charlie Angus.
Angus made the comments at a news conference on Tuesday, flanked by victims’ advocates from around the world. The event also follows a study by the House of Commons Ethics committee of the protection of privacy on porn sites such as Pornhub, which is run by a Montreal company called MindGeek.
/CNW/ - It is vital that we keep our children safe and protect them from sexual exploitation of any kind. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kids are spending more.
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A 33-year-old man from Red Deer, Alta. is facing charges after police allege he tried to lure a young girl from Regina.
Members of police Internet Child Exploitation Units in Alberta and Saskatchewan teamed up on the investigation into activities dating back to October 2019, police said in a media release issued Tuesday.
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The suspect was arrested in Red Deer by members of Alberta’s ICE Unit on Jan. 21 after Saskatchewan police reported he had allegedly shared sexually explicit material with the girl in the course of “grooming and luring” her, the release stated.