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Why is it so hard to talk about consent?

Why is it so hard to talk about consent?

Update: 2025-06-15
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Closing arguments in the sex assault trial for 5 former world junior hockey players concluded on Friday. All five accused men have pleaded not guilty to alleged sexual assaults at a London, Ontario hotel in June 2018. The woman at the centre of the case told the judge she agreed to go back to the hotel and have sex with one of the players but didn't consent to what happened later.


Our question: Why is it so hard to talk about consent? What conversations are you having with the people in your life?

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Why is it so hard to talk about consent?

Why is it so hard to talk about consent?