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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
So, the NDP did not vote for the current legislation that passed through the Senate earlier this year? We're discussing in the American election thread about people who maliciously spread lies they know to be false.
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Not sure what you mean by this because the NDP have voted against raising the age of consent the last few times it was introduced.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
When Conservative MP Rick Casson's bill was put to a vote Wednesday night, 99 parliamentarians voted in favour of increasing the minimum age of consent for sex by two years, to 16.
Another 167 MPs voted against the bill.
That was the bill in 2005 that addressed the issue directly.
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If you are referring to certain NDP supporters that were against the 2007-2008 legislation, most of that was people that were upset that there was no change to the age of consent for anal sex which remains 18. Therefore a 16 year old girl can have sex with a 30 year old guy, but a 17 year old gay man can't have sex with anyone, including another 17 year old. Personally, I think Layton should have stuck to his guns and fought for the rights of gay men harder. Though I gather that you disagree?
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I do give credit for the NDP for voting for Bill C-2, which encompassed many other crime amendments but was not specifically for the age of consent issue (it was in there and thank goodness passed).
But my question is, you think Layton should have voted down the crime bill just so gay men under 18 can have bum sex?