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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Please find the Rationale for Repeal of Section 43 of Canada’s Criminal Code. It lays out the reasons that repeal is necessary, the long-lasting issues of physical punishment, and what the implications of repeal would be. The CCRC is proud to be a supporter of the Rationale for Repeal, along with many others including: CHEO, …
Le Sénat commencera à débattre du projet de loi S-206 cette semaine. Ce projet de loi, parrainé par le sénateur Murray Sinclair, abrogera l'article 43 du Code criminel. Il protégera le droit de chaque enfant, ainsi que de chaque adulte, de ne pas être frappé par qui que ce soit. Il s'agit d'une étape importante dans la mise en œuvre du droit des enfants à ...
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