CANADA
CTV
A Nova Scotia survivor of sexual abuse is applauding the provincial government’s promise to amend the Limitation of Actions Act.
Justice Minister Lena Diab said Thursday that means victims of sexual assault, regardless of when it happened, can sue perpetrators.
While the Act currently removes the statute of limitations for any future victims of sexual assault, legislation passed by the province last fall does not afford the same right for assaults that took place before the legislation passed.
Sexual abuse advocate Bob Martin says the proposed amendment is better late than never.
The proposed amendment would allow for retroactive civil lawsuits, Diab said.
The move is what Bob Martin has been hoping to hear from government for years.
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