On Thursday, Bill C-22 came into effect, making it mandatory for Internet Service Providers to report child pornography. "Canadians are rightfully concerned that in 2010, child pornography offences were up more than 30%," Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson noted. "The sexual exploitation of children by Internet sexual predators is a very serious crime and our government is committed to taking tough action against it." Learn more here.

ARPA Canada thanks Canada Family Action for their outspoken efforts to address the horrific crime of the sexual exploitation of children. We also thank the many ARPA readers who followed up on previous calls to action to support their efforts.