I move the amendment.
The members of the committee heard witnesses discuss several decisions handed down by provincial appeal courts stipulating that section 159 was invalid. This section states that persons under 18 years of age who engage in anal sex are committing a criminal act. Certain witnesses recommended that this section be repealed in its entirety.
As the objective of Bill C-22 is to change the age of consent for all sexual activities, repealing section 159 would have the effect of harmonizing the age of consent for all sexual activities of whatever nature.