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May 9th, 2025

When myths and stereotypes mean inadmissibility: Lawmakers take action!

The legislature recently introduced a new section into the Civil Code of Québec that creates a presumption of irrelevance regarding facts that support inappropriate inferences based on myths and stereotypes about sexual and domestic violence. The recent decision in A.C. v. Rozon provides, for the first time, a detailed assessment of the interpretation and scope of this presumption.