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5.28.15 | Diane Hill
Imagine if most people who got behind the wheel of a car didn't understand the rules of the road.
There would be chaos on the highways and accidents at every corner. People would get hurt. It wouldn't take long for the public to insist something be done to educate drivers.
So why do we accept the same lack of knowledge when it comes to consent for sexual activity?
A new study from the Canadian Women's Foundation found that while almost all Canadians (96 per cent) agree that sexual activity between partners should be consensual, two-thirds (67 per cent) do not understand what consent means.
That means only 33 per cent of people in Canada know consent must be positive and ongoing.
Positive consent means people show they agree to a sexual activity through what they say and do, and ongoing consent means they continue to show their willingness throughout the sexual activity.
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