Online harms bill not right vehicle to bring in age-verification to access pornography, minister says
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Open this photo in gallery:Culture Minister Marc Miller speaks during a panel at the Liberal Party of Canada convention in Montreal on April 10.Graham Hughes/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCanadian Identity Minister Marc Miller says Canada is unlikely to follow Britain’s example and include age checks to prevent children from accessing pornography websites in its forthcoming online harms bill.Mr. Miller told The Globe and Mail that he thought a senator’s private member’s bill requiring pornography sites to check that their users are at least 18 years old, which recently cleared the Upper House, has merit.But he said he is not persuaded that the federal government should follow the example of Britain, which in 2023 passed…
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