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New report says youth should help guide Ottawa’s campaign against online harms
Youth advocates urge federal government to create a digital safety advisory council and enforce a statutory duty of care for platforms to better protect young people online.
- On Feb. 18, 2026, the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights released a report and held a joint press conference on Parliament Hill with youth representatives, urging the federal government to listen to young people.
- Because the report found current systems aren't protecting young people, it documents sexual exploitation and gender-based violence, while advocates for women and children urge reviving proposals from a previous Liberal bill.
- Youth leaders proposed a youth digital safety advisory council for federal input, with Blue Vetsch urging a `statutory duty of care requiring platforms to assess and prevent harm` and Fea Gelvezon saying, `We are at an important crossroads...`
- The Liberal government plans to introduce legislation to address online harms after a previous bill failed, and earlier proposals would have required social media companies to explain risk reduction and protect children.
- This week, the report's timing positions the recommendations as immediately relevant while the government prepares new legislation, and if adopted, measures would formalize youth input and impose a statutory duty of care for platforms.
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New report says youth should help guide Ottawa's campaign against online exploitation
OTTAWA — The federal government should listen to young people as it takes on the problem of online harms, a group of youth advocates told reporters on Parliament Hill Wednesday.
New report says youth should help guide Ottawa’s campaign against online exploitation
OTTAWA — The federal government should listen to young people as it takes on the problem of online harms, a group of youth advocates told reporters on Parliament Hill Wednesday. "Youth are calling for clear federal action," including a national youth advisory council on digital safety, said Blue Vetsch. The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights held a joint press conference with the youth advocates in Ottawa Wednesday to present a new …
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