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House Hansard - 258

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 258 - Nov/29/23
Mr. Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George, CPC)
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Mr. Speaker, I am heartbroken and angry. I am angry that yet another family has lost a loved one to suicide. Carson Cleland was just like any other 12-year-old boy from Prince George. He was involved in sports; he was active in his community. However, he felt prey to a sadistic predator whose only motivation was to do harm. Ryan, Carson's dad, has urged us all to do better, to be better and to make sure parents talk to their kids, check their Internet history and have those tough conversations. From the predator's first point of contact with Carson to Carson's death, it took 12 hours. That is an hour for each year of Carson's life. Carson's dad told me, “It happened so fast. Parents need to know just how fast this can happen.” His mom, Nicola, told me, “We need to have a safe place for children to grow and actually be children. We need to find these predators faster. When do we get closure?” We need to be more vigilant when we are protecting our kids. Since 2015, there has been an 825% increase in the making and distribution of child pornography. We have laws in place, and we need to enforce them. We need to provide law enforcement with the tools and resources they need to bring these bastards to justice and to provide justice for the victims.
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