Bill C-270 is a proposed law that would change the rules about porn in the Criminal Code.

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about a proposed law called Bill C-270. It wants to change the rules about what kind of sexually explicit material is illegal. Right now, the law focuses on whether the material is harmful or degrading to people. Bill C-270 wants to add a new rule. It would make it illegal to create or share sexually explicit material if the people in it didn't clearly agree to be filmed or photographed. This means everyone involved needs to know and say "yes" to being in the material. If this law passes, it could change what kind of sexually explicit material is available. It could also make it easier to punish people who create or share material without everyone's permission. Citizens should care because it affects what they can watch and share online, and it could protect people from having sexually explicit images of them shared without their consent.