Political, Parliamentary and Ministerial Offices

Current Roles

Member of Parliament

• Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Quebec

Committees

Vice-Chair

• ETHIStanding Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Member

• CIITStanding Committee on International Trade

• ETHIStanding Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Fonctions politiques, parlementaires et ministérielles

Fonctions actuelles
Députée
Rivière‑des‑Mille‑Îles (Québec)

Comités
Vice‑présidente

• Comité permanent de l’accès à l’information, de la protection des renseignements personnels et de l’éthique (ETHI)

Membre

• Comité permanent du commerce international (CIIT)

• Comité permanent de l’accès à l’information, de la protection des renseignements personnels et de l’éthique (ETHI)

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PROVIDED MATERIALS - DOCUMENTS FOURNIS 

Bill C-16 : https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-16/first-reading 

This question encourages students to:

• Explain the problem (threats to share intimate images and why it’s harmful)

• Suggest possible solutions (what the law is trying to do and how it could help)

• Identify threats to implementation (challenges like proving threats, online behaviour, fairness)

• Discuss implementation (how the law would be used by police, courts, schools, and communities)

• Evaluate the law (does it protect victims? is it balanced and realistic?)

• Summarize feedback for a politician in a clear, respectful way

Bill C‑16: What Is It About? (Grade 6 Summary)

Bill C‑16 is a law that helps protect people, especially kids, teens, and victims, and makes the justice system fairer and safer.

🛑 Stopping Violence and Harm

• The law makes it a crime to control, scare, or manipulate a partner over time.

• It makes the most serious punishment possible for murder when it is linked to:

  • domestic violence

  • sexual violence

  • human trafficking

  • hate against a group

📸 Protecting People from Image Sharing

• It is illegal to share or threaten to share private or sexual images of someone without their permission.

• This also includes fake images that look real.

👧👦 Protecting Children

• The law strengthens rules to protect children from sexual harm.

• It is now illegal to:

  • ask a child to share sexual images of themselves

  • recruit someone under 18 to help commit a crime

• Internet companies must report and keep evidence of child sexual abuse material.

🧑‍⚖️ Supporting Victims

• Victims have the right to be treated with respect, kindness, and fairness.

• Victims can get:

  • help when speaking in court

  • information about the case without having to ask

  • chances to share how the crime affected them

⏱️ Making Courts Faster and Fairer

• Courts must work to avoid long delays.

• Judges look at clear rules to decide if delays are reasonable.

• Some cases can use restorative justice, where people talk, take responsibility, and try to repair harm (when it is safe to do so).

🧑‍🎓 Youth and the Law

• The law reminds courts to think carefully about the needs of young people, especially Indigenous and Black youth.

• Youth courts can step in early if there is a real risk a young person could harm a child.

🔒 Other Safety Rules

• People who have committed domestic violence or stalking can lose the right to own firearms.

• Victims get better access to information in corrections, parole, and even the military justice system.

Group Discussion Questions: Bill C‑16

1. Understanding the Problem

• Why do you think the government created Bill C‑16? What problems is it trying to solve?

• How can controlling or threatening behaviour hurt people even if no one is physically harmed?

• Why might sharing or threatening to share private images be very serious, especially for kids and teens?

2. Protecting People and Victims

• How does Bill C‑16 try to help victims feel safer and more supported?

• Why is it important that victims are treated with respect and kindness in the justice system?

• What kinds of help might a victim need when speaking in court?

3. Fairness and Justice

• Why do you think the law tries to stop violence early instead of waiting for something worse to happen?

• How can the justice system protect people but also be fair to those accused of a crime?

• Why might judges sometimes need flexibility instead of one rule that fits everyone?

4. Children and Youth

• Why do you think Bill C‑16 focuses a lot on protecting children and teens?

• How can the internet make it easier for people to hurt others, and how does this law respond to that?

• Why should courts pay special attention to the needs of young people?

5. Making Courts Better

• Why is it a problem if court cases take too long?

• How might long delays affect victims, families, and communities?

• Why might restorative justice (talking, taking responsibility, and repairing harm) be helpful in some situations?

6. Thinking Like Advisors

• If you were advising the government, what is one thing you would keep in Bill C‑16?

• Is there anything you would improve or change to make the law work better?

• How can laws help make schools, communities, and the internet safer for everyone?

✅ Group Task (Optional)

As a team, choose one key idea from your discussion and prepare:

• One slide explaining the problem

• One slide explaining how Bill C‑16 helps

• One suggestion you would share with a politician