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{
"time": "2006-06-22 14:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Vic Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"28033\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the government has stated its commitment to protect vulnerable youth from sexual predators by raising the age of consent for sexual activity from 14 to 16 years old and renaming it the \u201cage of protection\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"28034\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am pleased to announce today that I tabled a bill to protect our children from adult sexual predators. This change to the age of protection is part of the government's commitment to protect our children from sexual exploitation. This is a common sense measure that deserves the support of all members of this House.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"28033\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le gouvernement s'est engag\u00e9 \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les jeunes vuln\u00e9rables contre les pr\u00e9dateurs sexuels en portant de 14 \u00e0 16 ans l'\u00e2ge du consentement aux activit\u00e9s sexuelles et en l'appelant dor\u00e9navant \u00ab l'\u00e2ge de protection \u00bb.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"28034\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je suis heureux d'annoncer aujourd'hui que j'ai d\u00e9pos\u00e9 un projet de loi qui permettra d'assurer la protection de nos enfants contre les pr\u00e9dateurs sexuels. Le changement apport\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de protection fait partie de l'engagement du gouvernement \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger nos enfants contre l'exploitation sexuelle. Cette mesure qui s'inspire du bon sens m\u00e9rite l'appui de tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2006/6/22/vic-toews-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/vic-toews/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1306/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "1619044",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Justice",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2006/6/22/",
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}