Duelling and witchcraft to be legalized in Canada.
Challenging someone to a duel or practicing witchcraft will no
longer be considered a criminal offense in Canada, thanks to a new bill which
seeks to update the country’s outdated Criminal Code.
Bill C-51 will remove 20 criminal offenses, such as
duelling, fraudulently practicing witchcraft, telling fortunes and publishing
crime comics from Canada’s Criminal Code.
Before the new updated
legislation, challenging someone to a duel and accepting the said challenge
could have drawn a sentence of up to two years in prison, according to Section 71 of the old code.
Advertising a reward
for the return of stolen property “no questions
asked” will also be
repealed, as would advertising drugs to restore “sexual virility.”
However, the dueling
law may not be so outdated, as earlier this week, police were called to
a north Toronto parking lot after two grannies engaged in a duel with their
canes.
The bill doesn’t just
legalize unusual practices, it has also strengthened the country’s sexual
assault laws. It includes a statement that an unconscious person can’t consent
to sexual activity, and restricts how victims of sexual assault are cross
examined in court.
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