In today's episode, I talk to Dr. Jocelyn Monsma Selby. She is a mental health professional with 43 years of clinical practice experience, she holds a PhD in clinical sexuality, and she is the Chair of "Connecting to Protect." We talk about the health effects associated with early exposure to pornography, and why this issue requires a public health response. 

Throughout this episode we also talk about Bill S-210, a Senate bill that would introduce age verification to prevent children from accessing explicit materials on the internet. 

You can see the progress of the bill here: https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/S-210

Speeches on S-210:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/house/sitting-254/hansard#12459184

https://sencanada.ca/en/content/sen/chamber/441/debates/009db_2021-12-08-e?language=e#55

Also in the House of Commons is Bill C-270 by MP Arnold Viersen to take additional measures to eliminate underage and non-consensual sexual images. 

You can learn more about that bill here: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-270/first-reading

Speeches on C-270:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/house/sitting-296/hansard#12664923