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New Directory To Help Combat Elderly Abuse

The committee for the Council on Aging is launching a directory of contact numbers of community groups and organizations equipped to deal with cases of elder abuse.
Committee spokesperson Barbara Burns reports that in Ottawa alone there are thousands of instances of elderly abuse.
(And that's just what was reported by Judge Gomery!)

Talking about age...

Conservative Speak Out About Age Of Consent

Conservative justice critic Vic Toews is concerned, believing children in Canada are at risk because of our age-of-consent law.
It's legal for adults to have sex with consenting 14-year-olds in Canada. (Full Story)

The Conservatives suggested the age of consent could be raised to something more reasonable, perhaps mid forties or early fifties.