Bill sponsored by local MP to rename child pornography becomes law
A federal bill sponsored by the local Member of Parliament has become law.
The Senate granted final legislative approval for a private Member’s bill to replace the term ‘child pornography’ in the Criminal Code and other federal statues to the term ‘child sexual abuse and exploitation material’ Thursday, Oct. 10.
“Words matter,” Mel Arnold, MP for North Okanagan-Shuswap and a sponsor of the bill, said.
“For too long, the Criminal Code contained a misnomer that failed to reflect the reality of child sexual abuse and exploitation material and the harms inflicted on victims. This change to our laws is a small but important amendment that must be followed by other actions to fight child sexual abuse and exploitation.”