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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
That was never true.
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The thing is, I've heard people tell me that that the 14 year old thing was only for people 2 years older, but I could find nothing concrete to back it up. In fact, all I could find was an exclusion where the adult couldn't be in a position of trust; like a babysitter or teacher.
And I think that was where the outcry came from. From the CBC link, it indicates that the change would be to no longer allow said 40 year old to have sex with a 15 year old, but a 20 year old could.
So, under what you interpreted the law as being, this would be a step backwards.