Bill C-22.... Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

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Thursday, March 29, 2007


Dear Friends and Supporters of the IMFC;

The House of Commons Justice Committee is currently hearing witnesses and debating Bill C-22, An Act to amend the Criminal Code – Age of Sexual Consent. Today, March 29 was their last day to hear witnesses and I was fortunate to be able to represent the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada and all of our supporters.

The Bill seeks to change the age of sexual consent from 14 years of age to 16, with a five year exemption. In other words, a 15 year old could have sexual relations with a person as old as 20. The real intent and purpose of the Bill is to provide protection and strengthen the law against adult sexual predators of our children and youth.

A PDF version of my presentation and the link to the IMFC website are attached for your reading. When the full transcript of today’s Committee Hearings are available, we will post the link on the IMFC website. I would appreciate your feedback on this important issue.

Yours truly,

Dave Quist
Executive Director


Bill C-22: Age of
Sexual Consent

Institute of Marriage and Family Canada Website