Sexual Consent

• Condom use can be a condition of consent in sexual assault cases, Supreme Court rules

  The court ruled on a British Columbia case in which a complainant told a new sexual partner that she would only have sex with him if he wore a condom.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2022
  
• Jacob Hoggard trial exposes misconceptions about consent: experts

  At the crux of the proceedings was a clash about consent, as is often the case in sexual assault trials, say observers.

  Entertainment

  Jun 6, 2022
  
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• Former Halifax taxi driver committed two acts of sexual offence, Crown tells court

  Judge Ann Marie Simmons will deliver her verdict on September 4th.

  Crime

  May 31, 2019
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• Alberta government posts proposed curriculum changes online

  Education Minister David Eggen says his department has posted the raw proposals for changes to what students in kindergarten to Grade 4 are taught.

  Education

  Jul 19, 2018
• Even in a #MeToo climate, only 28% of Canadians understand consent

  A survey is suggesting that understanding of what consent means has fallen among Canadians in the past few years.

  Lifestyle

  May 17, 2018
• Will you have to sign a contract the next time you have a one-night stand?

  A new app may soon makes its way to market that creates "legally binding contracts" for sexual encounters. Is this the future of dating?

  Lifestyle

  Jan 12, 2018
• Quebec politicians need to take ‘consent test’: Option Nationale

  A political party in Quebec says it believes the province's MNAs should be tested on their understanding of sexual assault in the wake of allegations recently levelled against a provincial lawmaker.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2016
• Concordia joins 15 Quebec universities in sexual consent campaign

  Concordia has joined fifteen Quebec universities in bringing that education to the next level with a new campaign "Sans Oui, C'est Non", or "Without a Yes, it's No."

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2016
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• Flames, WHL & Calgary police unveil youth program focusing on drugs, alcohol, consent

  The Western Hockey League and Calgary Flames are partnering with the Calgary Police Service to launch a new education program about making good decisions aimed at young hockey players.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 2015
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• #GetConsent: two-thirds of Canadians don’t fully understand sexual consent

  Did you know 67 per cent of Canadians don't fully understand how it works?

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2015