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May 13, 2007
Quickie Link: Age of Consent Bill Passes Third Reading
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By vanrozenheim
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(Canada) - Bill C-22 - an act to raise the age of sexual consent from 14 to 16 - passed third reading in the House Of Commons on Friday, despite criticism from opposition MPs that the bill is discriminatory because it does not remove the age of consent for anal sex, which is set at 18. The House passed Bill C-22 with unanimous consent "on division," which means that while all parties supported the bill, there were a number of individual MPs who raised objections.
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