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We try everything in our power to protect our kids. Yet, we’re swimming against a powerful current. Explicit content is a constant threat. Early exposure is almost certain. If we’re serious about protecting our kids then the system has to change. Legislation has to keep pace with digital demands. It’s urgent that governments across the globe act accordingly. Mandatory age verification online can help protect minors from the constant threat of exposure to pornography
In this episode, I speak with Canadian Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne who has proposed new legislation. Bill S-210 is an Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material. If passed, pornographic websites would be required to implement meaningful age verification. Failure to do so would result in significant fines and sanctions
Protecting minors
Age verification is the norm in the offline world. Products and services designated as harmful to children such as cigarettes, alcohol, lotto tickets, and pornography all require proof of age. In today’s digital landscape there is no reason why these laws should not extend to the online world.
In this episode:
- Privacy and protection. Facts about today’s online age verification options.
- Strength in numbers. Governments across the globe are beginning to act.
- One senator’s quest. Turning her government’s attention to this important issue.
- A child’s right. Age verification protects our most vulnerable.
Compass challenge
Talk about sexuality with your children. Be frank. They need to hear from you what sex is. Help them prepare for future romantic relationships. Stress that there should be pleasure and fulfillment for both partners. “To not talk about it because it’s, it’s not easy, it’s not a solution,” says Senator Julie.
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More about today’s guest
Since her appointment to the Senate in 2018, Senator Miville-Dechêne has introduced two Senate public bills: Bill S-210 that would require the implementation of age verification methods online to protect minors from exposure to online pornography; and Bill S-211 on modern slavery, a bill that would require more transparency from businesses on the use of forced labor and child labor in their supply chain. She is also vice-chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications and has spoken on several societal issues, such as the journalism crisis, pornography, prostitution, and Senate reform and its related ethical issues.
Before being appointed to the Senate, Julie Miville-Dechêne had a long career in the public service sector where her talent as a skilled communicator shone through. Mrs. Miville-Dechêne was a longtime journalist and correspondent for the public network Radio-Canada (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/CBC) domestically and in the United States before becoming its ombudsman in 2007. In 2011, she was named chair of the Québec Council of the Status of Women, and in 2016 she became a diplomat for Québec; first as Québec representative in the Permanent Delegation of Canada to UNESCO, and then as an envoy for human rights and freedoms.
Links/Resources
NEW COURSE – Get Off the Fence: Confidently Talk to Your Child or Teen About Pornography
FORTIFY – Is your teen struggling with pornography? Click here to check out Fortify – FREE for youth!
BARK – Want help monitoring your kids’ apps and social media? Click here for a FREE 30-day trial of the Bark App or download it at the app store and use our promo code: MEDIASAVVY
Bill S-210: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/S-210/first-reading
The speech on second reading of Senator Miville-Dechêne: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/miville-dechene-julie/interventions/566325/22 –
The speech on second reading of Senator Yonah Martin: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/martin-yonah/interventions/566889/29
The speech on second reading of Senator Mary Jane McCallum: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/mccallum-mary-jane/interventions/566888/35#hID
The speech on second reading of Senator Rosemary Moodie followed by Senator Miville-Dechêne’s question: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/miville-dechene-julie//interventions/566327/31/?context=1#hid
Senator Miville-Dechêne’s Website: https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/miville-dechene-julie/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senmivilledechene and Twitter: https://twitter.com/mivillej
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