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Originally Posted by Thunderball
If he is, he's technically correct. There is a "peer group" exemption, partially designed to essentially prevent vexatious "statutory rape" charges from jilted ex-girlfriends (and boyfriends) prevalent in the US.
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/clp/faq.html
Even so, the age of sexual consent in Canada is 16, not 18. Therefore it is very easy to have a legal adult and a legal minor to have legal sex. |
Thank you for that, it gives Polak a get out of jail card.
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