Consent
Age of Consent in Canada
Legal Age of Consent in Canada PDF Legal Age of Consent in Canada In Canada, the age of consent to sexual activity is 16 years. This is the minimum age at which an individual is legally capable of consenting to sexual acts. However, specific provisions exist for...
Flirting With Consent In Mind
Flirting can be a fun, lighthearted, and meaningful way to connect with someone. It’s a form of communication that can build attraction and closeness, whether you’re making eye contact across a room, sharing jokes, or expressing romantic interest through text...
Consent is as easy as FRIES!
Although 96% of Canadians believe all sexual activity should be consensual, only 28% understand what it means to give or get consent (Canadian Women Foundation, 2018). This was a decrease from 2015 where 33% said they understood consent. That means that as Canadian’s...
Not My Son…
Not My Son… Remember in my first blog when I said the purpose of this is to challenge the way we think about our attitudes about sexual violence? To get people talking… well, this one might. If you have an opinion or a question, remember, I really want to hear from...
What’s the deal with Consent??
Welcome to THE SHIFT!! Dragonfly Centre's Blog!! (2 min read) With everything that has happened in the last few years, #MeToo, #IBelieveYou, Weinstein, Epstein, Cosby, Spacey (the list can go on and on), we've heard a lot about "consent". But what is consent? When...