WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to broaden the law governing the non-consensual distribution of intimate images to include nearly nude pictures and threats to share the material.

The bill before the legislature would also compel websites to remove the images.

Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said Thursday the proposed changes are part of a set of 10 recommendations put forth in a review from the Crown law analysis branch of the justice department last year.

“This is an evolving space. We know that there’s always work to be done, but this really does address those recommendations and it brings us to the forefront where we should be in Manitoba about protecting children,” he said.

In Tuesday’s throne speech, the government vowed to bolster the current law and make it the “strongest i

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