I do, on two areas.
On the last point in particular, these are the current numbers as of the current census: in the 14- and 15-year-old category, there are 872,000 youth in this country; based on the best estimates we can get--and they're rough—as many as 13% of them are engaging in sexual activity with individuals who are in excess of that five-year gap. That's based on U.S. statistics, because we have none that are particularly valid. That statistic is not a very strong one, but we could be dealing with as many as 125,000 youth in terms of their relationships.
It's a much more significant number than the 12- and 13-year-olds, and of course the ratio of sexual activity in the 14- and 15-year-old category is substantially higher than it is among the 12- and 13-year-olds. So on the health issue, we're talking of a potentially much more significant problem of people stepping back and refusing to get treatment because they don't want to declare the names of the parties they are engaged in sexual relationships with, whether it's exploitive or not. They are just not going to do that, because they are not going to expose them to criminal charges. It's a much more severe problem than the one we're currently confronted with in regard to 12- and 13-year-olds. I make that statement.
Second, to come back to the constitutional issue, has there been any consultation with the provinces? They have been advised that if this legislation goes through, they're either going to be faced with court challenges to their marriage legislation or their marriage legislation is going to be struck down in this regard.