'There's a disconnect right now with our youth, consent, the law and healthy sexual relationships'

Video: Glen Canning talks about his daughter Rehtaeh Parsons, and teaching teens about consent.

December 17, 2014

Editor's note: This interview took place before the Nova Scotia attorney general announced, on Dec. 17, that no media outlet would be charged for breaking the publication ban in the Rehtaeh Parsons’ case.

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