varying levels of awareness and maturity. Here it can be seen how a moral and a legal understanding do not always align.

Some individuals are unable to give consent, or even if they can verbally indicate that they consent, they are deemed to lack the ability to make informed or full consent (e.g., minors below the age of consent or an intoxicated person). People may also consent to unwanted sexual activity.

Implied and explicit

In Canada, implied consent has not been a defence

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