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Committee Against Pornography fonds
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Committee Against Pornography fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-086
  • Fonds
  • 1972-1995
The fonds primarily contain material related to CAP's lobbying efforts, which involved studying the effects of pornography, compiling reports, and writing letters in an effort to curb the proliferation of material they viewed as violent and degrading to women. They also sought to demonstrate that current pornography laws were not being actively enforced; to do so, they surveyed a number of variety stores in Toronto Ward 3, and pressured Toronto Police to take action. Moreover, CAP argued that illegal material was being allowed through customs, and that inspection fell short of adhering to censorship legislation already in place. Through this fonds, researchers can learn about how the feminist porn wars unfolded in Canada, including debates about the dangers of censorship versus the risk of children's exposure to obscene material. While CAP argued that the display of violent pornography violated the human rights of women and children, the CAP fonds demonstrates that defining obscenity in legislation was both challenging and morally fraught.
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Le fonds contient principalement des documents relatifs aux efforts de lobbying de la CAP, qui ont consisté à étudier les effets de la pornographie, à compiler des rapports et à écrire des lettres dans le but de freiner la prolifération de matériel qu'ils considéraient comme violent et dégradant pour les femmes. Ils ont également cherché à démontrer que les lois existantes sur la pornographie n'étaient pas activement appliquées en enquêtant sur un certain nombre de magasins de variétés dans le quartier 3 de Toronto et en faisant pression sur la police de Toronto pour qu'elle prenne des mesures. En outre, la CAP a fait valoir que du matériel illégal était autorisé à passer la douane et que l'inspection ne respectait pas la législation sur la censure déjà en place. Grâce à ce fonds, les chercheurs peuvent apprendre comment la guerre du porno féministe s'est déroulée au Canada, y compris les débats sur les dangers de la censure par rapport au risque d'exposer les enfants à du matériel obscène. Alors que le CAP a soutenu que l'exposition de pornographie violente violait les droits humains des femmes et des enfants, le fonds CAP démontre que la définition de l'obscénité dans la législation était à la fois difficile et exigeante d'un point de vue moral.

Committee Against Pornography

Legislation and Reports

This series contains material related to CAP's lobbying efforts, particularly in the fields of customs and censorship. CAP argued that there should be more thorough inspection of violent and pornographic material imported to Canada from the Unite States. They also sought enforcement of censorship laws for pornographic material displayed in variety stores and other public places. This series thus includes drafts and final copies of reports that CAP submitted to the federal and provincial governments, and other material related to customs and censorship regulation. Much of this material is related to the Fraser Committee, also known as the Special Committee on Pornography and Prostitution, which was convened by the Justice Department of Canada to study social problems related to sex work.

Committee Against Pornography

[Definition of Pornography]

This file contains rough notes and reports about how pornography should be defined in legislation, and a copy of the magazine High Society. Please be advised that this file contains sexually explicit material

[Bill C-54 and Bill C-114]

This file contains rough notes, reports, and explanatory material about Bill C-54 and Bill C-114, which sought to regulate the display and distribution of pornography. Documents include "Answers to Common Cliches about Pornography," and "Definitions and Differences between Pornography and Erotica"

Press Release

This file contains a Committee Against Pornography Press Release advertising the results of their Ward 3 variety store survey. Please be advised that this file contains sexually explicit material
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