Thanks.
I'll reiterate everything I said in connection to amendment LIB-1. Basically, this adds the wording that clearly consent must be contemporaneous, at the time of sexual activity, and it must be ongoing. A person cannot consent in advance, which effectively codifies J.A. I believe this language will make it more clear by adding this wording before we get to the sections that are already in the bill. It clearly identifies that “whether no consent” is a question of law, and ensures that the defence is still available for a mistaken belief in consent as it pertains to a mistake of fact.
For those reasons, and similar to the reasons I gave in LIB-1, I would seek to have this amendment passed.