05-01-2008, 06:44 AM
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Age of consent in Canada rises to age 16 (was 14)
http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Cana...37961-sun.html
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Canada's age of sexual consent will be bumped up two years to 16 beginning today.
The change means adults who have sex with boys or girls aged 14 and 15 years old could face criminal charges.
Canada's age of consent has been 14 since 1892.
The legislation was brought in by the government in part to deal with older Internet predators who troll the Web looking for young victims.
Canada's age of consent will now be in line with other countries, such as Britain, and most U.S. states.
The intent of the new law is not to criminalize teenage sex, but to crack down on adults who prey on youth, former justice minister Vic Toews said when the bill making the change was introduced.
The law includes a "close-in-age" provision of five years, which means it would be legal for a 15-year-old to have relations with a 19-year-old provided the relationship is not exploitive and the older party is not in a position of authority or trust.
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Now if our authorities could figure out a way to actually give offenders some meaningful jail time the plan would be perfect.
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