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{
    "time": "2023-11-23 17:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Karen Vecchio",
        "fr": "Mme Karen Vecchio"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8057494\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, there are different systems being used in different countries. A lot of times, a third party uses age verification and provides a token just to verify that person is of age. People have talked about using their Mastercard because a person cannot get a Mastercard, Visa or whatever charge card, until they are older. However, we also recognize that children do use our charge cards, so we have to figure out something that is a little bit better.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8057495\" data-originallang=\"en\">What is the best method? I would like to say to the member that, to be honest, I do not know what the best method is. That is why it is so important that we take this to committee, so we can look at it. I believe that if this token system is the best, as we have talked about, then we have to put it in there, so that these measures can protect children now.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8057494\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, diff\u00e9rents syst\u00e8mes sont utilis\u00e9s partout dans le monde. Souvent, les tiers ont recours \u00e0 des technologies de v\u00e9rification de l'\u00e2ge; ainsi, ils peuvent s'assurer, au moyen d'un jeton, que la personne a l'\u00e2ge requis. Certains ont parl\u00e9 d'utiliser leur carte de cr\u00e9dit parce qu'une personne ne peut pas obtenir une carte Mastercard, une carte VISA ou toute autre carte de paiement tant qu'elle n'a pas atteint l'\u00e2ge requis. Toutefois, nous reconnaissons aussi que les enfants trouvent moyen d'utiliser nos cartes de paiement. Nous devons donc envisager une solution un peu plus efficace. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8057495\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quelle est la meilleure m\u00e9thode? Je dirai au d\u00e9put\u00e9 que j'ignore honn\u00eatement la r\u00e9ponse. Voil\u00e0 pourquoi il est si important que nous renvoyions le projet de loi au comit\u00e9 afin que nous puissions l'examiner. Selon moi, si le syst\u00e8me de jetons s'av\u00e8re la meilleure solution, comme nous en avons discut\u00e9, alors nous devons le mettre en place afin que ces mesures puissent prot\u00e9ger les enfants d\u00e8s maintenant.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2023/11/23/karen-vecchio-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/karen-vecchio/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4203/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "12459339",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Private Members' Business",
        "fr": "Affaires \u00e9manant des d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act",
        "fr": "Loi sur la protection des jeunes contre l'exposition \u00e0 la pornographie"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2023/11/23/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2023%2F11%2F23%2F"
    }
}