Age of Sexual Consent in Canada... READ

[Aboot]

It is to stop stuff from happening like a 16 year old guy getting charged with statutory rape if he sleeps with his 15 year old girlfriend (if the age of consent was 16), which was happening under the old law. Plus, if you have any type of authority over the person (which can be interpretted to mean just about anyone older than you or an "adult") the age of consent is 18. So it not a free for all for all the perverts.

And like you said, I'm counting down the minutes until this thread turns retarded/ugly.

[Angelis]

It is to stop stuff from happening like a 16 year old guy getting charged with statutory rape if he sleeps with his 15 year old girlfriend (if the age of consent was 16), which was happening under the old law. Plus, if you have any type of authority over the person (which can be interpretted to mean just about anyone older than you or an "adult") the age of consent is 18. So it not a free for all for all the perverts.

And like you said, I'm counting down the minutes until this thread turns retarded/ugly.

No look here the age of consent is 14+ for anyone I believe... from what I can understand.

"I fail to see the rationale for permitting adults to engage in any sexual activity with children."

The whole Bill (C-12) is about pedo's so I dont think they would bring this topic up if it didnt pertain to an adult but I will look at section 150.1 of the criminal code to be sure and post it here.

And if I see this thread turn to disgusting/Ugly I will delete it... so keep those comments to yourself.

[Aboot]

No look here the age of consent is 14+ for anyone I believe... from what I can understand.

"I fail to see the rationale for permitting adults to engage in any sexual activity with children."

The whole Bill (C-12) is about pedo's so I dont think they would bring this topic up if it didnt pertain to an adult but I will look at section 150.1 of the criminal code to be sure and post it here.

And if I see this thread turn to disgusting/Ugly I will delete it... so keep those comments to yourself.

Section 273.1(2)(c) and section 150.1(2)(c) of the Criminal Code deal with this. However, due to the Criminal Code's broad language a lot of the law has been created in case law and the definitions stem from there. It'd cite a bunch of cases and examples if I had some of my notes or books here, but alas I don't have them.