Sexual Assault In Canada

• Quebec judge under fire over sexual assault discharge citing career impact

  'The last thing we want to see is bringing politics onto the bench,' one criminal defence lawyer is cautioning amid a backlash over the judge's ruling.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2022
  
• Ottawa eyeing new expert committee to combat sexual violence

  According to Statistics Canada, one in three Canadian women will experience sexual harassment.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2020
  
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• Canada’s sexual violence problem gets half-baked treatment in research: expert

  A recent survey showed that 53 per cent of women in Canada have felt "unwanted sexual pressure."

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2017
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• Government bringing sexual assault law up to speed with the courts, times 

  The Liberals are moving to make it clear an unconscious person cannot consent to sexual activity and a complainant has the right to a lawyer during rape shield proceedings.

  Jun 6, 2017
• How much does it cost to be a victim of sexual assault?

  York Ph D Mandi Gray, who was sexually assaulted in 2015 by a fellow sutdent, said she intends to send $7 million in invoices to Justin Trudeau and Kathleen Wynne to highlight the costs of being attacked.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2017