Is violent porn a Canadian health crisis? MP Arnold Viersen discusses

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There has been more good news on the pornography front than we’re used to, with Time Magazine’s article alerting the general public to the affect of porn addiction on a generation of young men, and the Globe & Mail and Washington Post also highlighting the dangers of pornography in the past several weeks.

Here in Canada, MP Arnold Viersen is putting forward Motion 47, which will ask the public health committee to investigate the impact of sexually violent material. Our Jonathon Van Maren interviewed Viersen recently to discuss the bill he’ll be putting forward and what he has learned about porn and our society.

Highlights

4:53 – Viersen explains how he came to put the Motion forward.

9:43 – Discussion on the difference between Motion 47 and other anti-porn legislation around the world.

11:15 – Viersen highlighting how the majority of people simply don’t know what’s going on.

13:00 – Viersen talks about how the more he looks into the issue of pornography, the more disturbing patterns in society make sense.

15:50 –  Porn as a sex educator.

18:40 – What Viersen wants the Canadian public to know.

22:25 – What he hopes to accomplish with the motion.

Follow the motion and see how you can help by joining the Motion – 47 facebook page.