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The first newly introduced government bills for the fall legislative session are aimed at preventing and responding to sexual violence at post-secondary institutions and increasing the penalties for sharing intimate images without a person's consent.

Jessie Sunner, minister of post-secondary education and future skills, introduced the Sexual Violence Policy Act, which will replace the Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act. It will require post-secondary institutions to apply sexual violence policies to more than just students, and strengthen reporting requirements to more easily allow the province to hold schools accountable.

Sunner also introduced a 12-point post-secondary sexual violence action plan, which aims to improve response and develop a mo

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