Canada’s current age of consent to sexual activity offers Canadian youth no protection from sexual exploitation. This has resulted in Canada becoming a preferred destination for sexual predators to prey on our innocent children.
I was disappointed to hear that Bill C-22, The Age of Protection Act will not pass, after getting so very close.
Bill C-22 would have amended the Criminal Code by raising the age of sexual consent in Canada from 14 to 16 years of age.
To help ensure that teenagers who engage in consensual sexual activity are not criminalized, it includes a close-in-age exemption.
Unfortunately Bill-C-22 was ‘delayed’ by the Senate after being passed by the House of Commons and was sitting in the Senate when the House convened for the summer recess.
On October 16, 2007 Parliament will reconvene. The only hope at this time to see ‘The Age of Protection Act’ brought forward again is to call upon our Members of Parliament to support Bill-C-22 and see it be reinstated at its previous position before Parliament was prorogued.
I’m asking all of you who are Canadian to help me see that this gets passed into law as soon as possible. Members of Parliament need to hear from us. Please Contact your Members of Parliament requesting support for the reinstatement of Bill C-22 The Age of Protection Act.
I have already contacted 103 members of parliament and plan on contacting more over the next few days until all members are contacted. I also sent a letter for publication to 40 newspapers across Ontario.
Sex with children must be illegal and never, under any circumstances, should it be condoned. Together we can make a difference.
Please don’t be someone who sits back and talks about how terrible it is. Take action!
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Wrote: Sep 26, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Hey, thanks for stopping by
14 is the national age of consent? I know here in the fascist regime formerly known as the USA the minimum age of consent is decided state by state. Do the provinces not have any say there?
Wrote: Sep 26, 2007 at 3:52 pm
The age of consent across Canada is 14.
The age of consent for anal intercourse is 18 years, with an exception if the two partners are married.
Wrote: Sep 28, 2007 at 12:24 am
This bill needs to be passed. I’m behind you 100% there.
Wrote: Sep 28, 2007 at 1:25 am
14?! That is just ridiculous. Any idea what the primary objection is by those opposing the age increase? It just seems ludicrous.
I don’t know much about law here in the USofA but I’m fairly certain that those under the age of 18 have no legal consent rights whatsoever — contracts, booze, tobacco, nor sexual conduct.
Wrote: Sep 28, 2007 at 9:15 am
Thank you for this Rose, I am at a loss to understand why the death of this bill hasn’t hit headline news. This is hugely disappointing.
Do you know if a petition has been started yet? If you need anything – let me know. I’m going to see what I can do too.
Wrote: Sep 28, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Hazel yes one has. Please Contact your Members of Parliament requesting support. Ask your Canadian readership to do the same. The death of this bill did hit news, but it has not received the news coverage that it should.
Jordan the age of sexual consent varies from state to state in the US. In South Carolina the age of consent is 14.
Wrote: Sep 28, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Will do, Do you know where a person can get their signature on an actual petition? Is there an online one that you are aware of?
Wrote: Sep 28, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Hazel, I found this Age of sexual consent petition
Canadian Values has started a petition.
Wrote: Sep 29, 2007 at 5:09 pm
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