Mr. Speaker, there is nothing preventing the government from doing both.
A federal justice department paper of November 1999 recommended raising the age of consent from 14 to 16 or 18. I personally prefer 18. There is a huge difference between 14 and 16 years of age and 16 and 18 years of age in terms of people's maturity.
Under the law in Canada today, it is perfectly legal, for example, for a 55 year old man to prey upon and have sex with a 14 year old child.
Why is the government tolerating laws that allow a 55 year old man to have sex with a 14 year old kid?