ACTION REQUIRED TODAY!

From a message that came into my inbox a short bit ago...

As you may be aware [consanguinamory] is currently illegal in Canada, and punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to 14 years, as well as being placed on the National Sex Offenders Registry for the duration of one's natural lifetime.

Section 155 of the Criminal Code of Canada defines the crime of incest as "Every one commits incest who, knowing that another person is by blood relationship his or her parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent or grandchild, as the case may be, has sexual intercourse with that person." Again, this applies even to where incest is between fully consenting adults.

The Government of Canada is undertaking a broad examination of Canada’s criminal justice system to ensure that it is just, compassionate and fair, and promotes a safe, peaceful and prosperous Canadian society - and to that end it is inviting Canadians to submit any proposals which they may have concerning reform of the criminal justice system.

I would strongly encourage you to submit your own proposal detailing why you may believe that Section 155 of the Criminal Code of Canada should be repealed.

While I know that you are not Canadian - this opportunity for public input would not appear to exclude non-Canadian citizens and/or residents. You have made some very insightful and thought provoking arguments on your blog concerning the reasons why you believe that incest between fully consenting adults should be decriminalized. I believe that a rare opportunity exists here for you to make your detailed case to the Canadian Department of Justice.

I have taken the liberty of providing a link to the Canadian Department of Justice’s criminal justice system reform proposal website in the text below. You may email them directly with your proposal if you wish to do so. Apparently, sending them a detailed email is the most effective medium.

Unfortunately, TODAY (January 31, 2018) is the very last day for the public to submit their suggestions - and we only have until MIDNIGHT to do so.

Email: CJSR_RSJP@justice.gc.ca

Website: https://www.tcjs-tsjp.ca/en/?utm_source=justiceindexEN&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=tcjs