A common misconception that contributes to this epidemic is that consent is a complicated and confusing issue. There is a thought process that rape is often times a miscommunication and that women do not express themselves in understandable terms (Harding, 2015). The slogan no means no does not cover many instances that are considered rape or fall within the spectrum of sexual assault and that way of thinking needs to end. The new focus is that only a clear, enthusiastic and freely given yes, is consent (Project Respect, 2015). There are however times when consent cannot exist even with a verbal yes; if someone is intoxicated, underage, or if one of the parties is in a position of power over the other (Green, 2015). In Canada there is a complex
