Advocates call on premiers for better sex ed across Canada

By Morgan Modjeski · CBC News ·

Provincial and territorial leaders across Canada are in Saskatoon this week

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A banner asking people what they wish they learned in sex ed was on display and could be signed by anyone at an event outside of the Delta Bessborough calling on premiers to invest in better sex education in Canada on Wednesday.

Sex education saves lives.

That's the message advocates outside of the Council of Confederation tried to deliver to provincial and territorial leaders in Saskatoon on Wednesday.

Launched by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, the #SexEdSavesLives campaign calls on all levels of government to take urgent action, as the group argues sex ed in Canada is "sub-standard, inconsistent, and poorly implemented."

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