Simon Jolin-Barrette says the bill, introduced Thursday, would allow people to complete a form online or at a courthouse and quickly obtain an order from a judge.
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette tables a legislation on consumer protection, in Quebec City, Sept. 12, 2024, at the legislature. Quebec's justice minister says his new bill will give people a simple and fast way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent.The Quebec government tabled a bill on Thursday that aims to give victims a simpler and faster way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent.
The bill would allow people to fill out a form online or at a courthouse and quickly obtain an order from a Quebec judge. Offenders can be ordered to stop sharing the image or footage, have it destroyed, or de-index a hyperlink to the image or video. Jolin-Barrette said it should take hours or a few days for an application to be processed and an order to enter into force.
Failure to comply comes with stiff penalties — with fines up to $5,000 to $50,000 per day. Those amounts are doubled for subsequent offences. A person may also be jailed for a maximum of 18 months.
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