Source: CTV.ca A Canadian 'sexpert' says Quebec's decision to introduce sweeping changes to how sex ed is taught in the classroom could leave students without the important tools they need to navigate the world of sexual intimacy. The province has virtually cut specific sex-ed courses from the classroom, instead asking teachers to incorporate the topic in all subjects they teach. The move will make Quebec the only province in the country without a mandatory form of sexual health education. "If kids don't know what they're doing, how can they make a decision? You're throwing it up in the air," said Sue Johanson, host of the Sunday Night Sex Show. Sexual education is being pushed aside as part of Quebec's increased focus on core subjects such as history and languages. The course has already been cancelled for Grades 7 through 9, and it will be phased out in Grades 10 and 11 in the next two years. In the Quebec high schools that still teach the subject, it has been reduced to five hours of class time per year, and teachers reportedly rely heavily on videos to teach the classes. But Johanson told CTV's Canada AM that sexual health is just as important as any other subject to ensuring young people are equipped to face the challenges of adolescence. Although the course material was limited in Quebec schools, it ensured there was an ongoing dialogue on the subject, she said. "That was better. It opened the door so that at least kids could go home and say 'Mom, we saw this program today on chlamydia that really scared me.' Or 'Mom, is it true?'" And if sex-ed isn't taught in the classroom students are likely to pick it up on the schoolyard, which can be even more confusing, Johanson said. The prevalence and easy access to pornography can also give young people a false view of intercourse, she said. "It gives you the wrong picture of sex and what it's all about -- caring for each other, communicating, talking to each other. And think about the poor teachers who haven't had one class in the faculty of education on how to talk to students about sex, and are completely at a loss." Johanson's view is in line with some advocates for sexual education, who maintain that if teachers aren't required to teach it as a specific course, they simply won't. "If left completely to their own devices many teachers, many schools and many school boards will chose to do nothing,'' Alex McKay, a research co-ordinator with the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, told The Canadian Press. The province says students who want more information will be provided with resources. Many schools had reportedly shunned the program for its pro-sex and homosexual-friendly message -- issues that have raised controversy in schools with students from varied ethnic and religious backgrounds.