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Check out this special issue of the Canadian Journal of Children’s Rights on CP

by Kate ButlerProtecting Children From Harm July 12, 2023No Comments

Check out this just-published special issue of the Canadian Journal of Children’s Rights that is focused on addressing corporal punishment of children through law reform. It contains articles that tell the stories of Canada, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as an article summarizing the global picture and another article on the connection between law reform and …

Call to action for young people in ending corporal punishment

by Kate ButlerProtecting Children From Harm, Violence against Children April 11, 2023April 11, 2023No Comments

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 …

Updated Rational for Repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code

by Kate ButlerProtecting Children From Harm, Violence against Children March 27, 2023No Comments

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).

Check out the latest research on the impact of prohibition of corporal punishment on children’s lives from End Violence Against Children

by Kate ButlerMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC, Protecting Children From Harm March 20, 2023No Comments

This March 2023 research report illustrates the impact of prohibition of corporal punishment on children’s lives from End Violence Against Children. “Children have a right to legal protection from all corporal punishment, in the family home and all othersettings of their lives. This human right is recognised under international treaties, including the Conventionon the Rights …

Open Letter to Canadian Senators on Bill S251

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights and Governance, Children's Rights in Canada March 8, 2023March 20, 2023No Comments

The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) believes that you can show leadership in your position as Senator by working to end corporal punishment in Canada through support for Bill S251. We ask you to support getting this issue to committee for study. The CCRC is a national umbrella group of organizations and …

2 Bills on Ending Corporal Punishment in Canada

by Kate ButlerViolence against Children June 20, 2022June 20, 2022No Comments

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 …

Ending Corporal Punishment webinar

by Kate ButlerProtecting Children From Harm, Violence against Children October 15, 2021October 15, 2021No Comments

Check out this webinar by Canada’s Dr. Joan Durrant and others, put on by the World Health Organization and Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children Corporal punishment is a highly prevalent form of violence against children (VAC) and a breach of children’s human rights . Its widespread social acceptance means that a level of …