There are various and rather complex reasons for that. That is indeed the reason why we say that it is not enough to simply increase the age. It is very important to increase the age of consent from 14 to 16, because 14 is really a very young age, at which people are vulnerable. Furthermore, our witness from the RCMP stated earlier that people are still children at that age and they have not yet reached a level of emotional maturity. At the age of 16, there is a chance that the person has moved on to another stage of their adolescent life where they are more prepared to assert themselves and are more aware of the dangers that lie in wait. There is that aspect.
We must also have stiffer sentences. Obviously, we must ensure that the people who will still try to lure these youths will not find themselves in a system that sentences them to two years in prison.