You are saying that, when the Bill comes into force, some people who are more than five years older than their partners could marry or be in a common-law relationship. You want the committee to provide them with a line of defense if they are accused but this would go against the very purpose of the Bill. If we find that this is justified and that the age difference does not exceed five years, what would you want to protect from the point of view of marriage and of common-law relationships?
On April 19th, 2007. See this statement in context.