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Arnold Viersen

Conservative on Exposure to Pornography 2026-09-24

176 words · 10 sentences · 10 clauses

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Average 95 / 100

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Claims 77%Thanks 10%The ask 8%Reasoning 5%

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 129 words10 years ago, I rose in this chamber to move a motion that would require Parliament to investigate the public health impacts of sexually explicit material on kids and adults.¹ Thanks to the support of my colleagues, this motion passed unanimously.² The following health committee study revealed what experts had been saying, that exposure to pornography is harming our youth.³ Exposure was increasing the risk of victimization, harming emotional and mental health, rewiring the brain and increasing support for rape culture.⁴ The number one recommendation that came out of that committee was to require porn companies to enact meaningful age verification.⁵ Today, this House will begin debate on Bill S-209, a bill that would help ensure kids are protected from exposure to sexually explicit material and predatory porn companies.⁶ Thanks · 18 wordsI want to thank my colleague from Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake and Senator Miville-Dechêne for their work on this bill.⁷Thanks Claims · 7 wordsThis bill passed the Senate three times.⁸ The ask · 14 wordsI call on my colleagues to help pass Bill S-209 once and for all. Reasoning · 8 wordsKids deserve a childhood free from sexual exploitation.

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Signal · 86

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Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I want to thank my colleague from Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake and Senator Miville-Dechêne for their work on this bill.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

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Clarity · 100

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Claims · 8

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1“10 years ago, I rose in this chamber to move a motion that would require Parliament to investigate the public health impacts of sexually explicit material on kids and adults”Arnold Viersen moved a motion in the House of Commons around 2016 requiring Parliament to investigate the public health impacts of sexually explicit material on kids and adults.search
2“this motion passed unanimously”The member’s motion on studying the public health impacts of sexually explicit material passed unanimously in the House of Commons.search
3“The following health committee study revealed”A House of Commons health committee conducted a study on the effects of pornography following the motion.search
4“Exposure was increasing the risk of victimization, harming emotional and mental health, rewiring the brain and increasing support for rape culture”The health committee study found that exposure to pornography increases the risk of victimization, harms emotional and mental health, rewires the brain and increases support for rape culture.search
5“The number one recommendation that came out of that committee was to require porn companies to enact meaningful age verification”The health committee’s first recommendation was to require porn companies to enact meaningful age verification.search
6“Today, this House will begin debate on Bill S-209”The House of Commons was scheduled to begin debate on Bill S-209 on September 24, 2026.search
7“I want to thank my colleague from Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake and Senator Miville-Dechêne for their work on this bill”The member for Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake and Senator Miville-Dechêne worked on Bill S-209.search
8“This bill passed the Senate three times”Bill S-209 has passed the Senate three times.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20