End corporal punishment of children and youth in Canada by supporting Bill S-251. Sign this petition! April 30, 2023 was the National Day to End Corporal Punishment. As such, please consider sending a letter in support of Bill S-251 to Senator Stan Kutcher’s office to help end corporal punishment in Canada. He prefers letters be …
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On 30 April, the International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment, join the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, and partners around the world to call for an end to violent punishment of children. Across the world, 4 in 5 children aged 2-14 are subjected to violent forms of punishment and discipline at the hands of parents, caregivers …
Check out this call for young people to participate in an initiative to end corporal punishment in Canada from Senator Kutcher’s office. See below for details and reach out to Lauren with your questions. As we move into the spring, it is our hope that Bill S-251, An Act to Repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code …
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Check out the updated Rationale for Repeal of Section 43 of Canada’s Criminal Code. The updated Rationale is also posted in NEW! on the Joint Statement pages of the CHEO website (www.cheo.on.ca/en/physicalpunishment; www.cheo.on.ca/fr/punitioncorporelle).
As many of you know, the CCRC has long been an advocate for repealing section 43 of the criminal code, which would eliminate corporal punishment in Canada. We’ve been thrilled to see the two bills introduced in Parliament this year about ending corporal punishment. We wanted to reach out to all of you and ask …
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Senator Stan Kutcher has tabled a Private Member’s Bill in the Canadian Senate to repeal the criminal defense to ‘reasonable corrective force’. Repeal of that law was one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions’ 94 Calls to Action. Senator Kutcher has joined with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, as well as two initiatives …
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Canada is in the unusual situation of having two private member’s bills tabled that call for repeal of section 43 of the Criminal Code – the law that allows physical punishment of children. Last month, Peter Julian (MP, New Westminster-Burnaby) tabled a bill in the House of Commons. Last week, Senator Stan Kutcher tabled a …