HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's minister of justice says she will change legislation so that victims of sexual assault can launch civil lawsuits regardless of when the assault took place.
Lena Metlege Diab says she will bring in an amendment to the Limitation of Actions Act during the spring session of the legislature.
Diab says the amendment would only affect civil litigation involving victims of sexual assault.
Diab says the decision comes after reviewing the laws of other jurisdictions across the country.
The Progressive Conservative party pushed for the change to allow historical victims of sexual assault the right to start lawsuits when the legislation was first introduced last year.
