Why does Canada have a higher legal age for same sex relationships?

To the best of my knowledge, that's not the case. The sections of the criminal code pertaining to age of consent do not make particular mention of same-sex relationships. Even with recent amendment of bill C-2 raising age of consent to 16.





You might be refering to section159 of the Criminal code that make anal intercourse a crime except when between husband and wife (any age) or unmaried couples (including gay men) over the age of 18. However, section 159 was struck down by Canadian courts:





';...criminal offence for anal intercourse can no longer stand in light of this court's decision in R. v. M.(C.), (1995), 98 C.C.C. (3d) 481 (Ont. C.A.). In that case, this court determined that s. 159(1) of the Criminal Code, the section providing for the offence of anal intercourse, is of no force or effect because it discriminates on the basis of age contrary to section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ';Why does Canada have a higher legal age for same sex relationships?
Higher than what? Straight relationships, or other countries? Why does Canada have a higher legal age for same sex relationships?
Maybe it's an outdated law or whatever.