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Bill S-209, Canada’s anti spanking law passed the third reading in the Senate Tuesday night, despite some objection from the Conservatives.
The bill’s main objective is to eliminate Section 43 of the criminal code which states that:
Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the lace of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46
This bill was first introduced back in December of 2004 by Liberal Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette in response to the failed challenge of Section 43. According to Canwest News Service Hervieux- Payette says:
It is to send a signal, so that people who use violence in a repeated way will no longer feel protected. It is not to arrest everyone who gives their child a tap on the arm.
But under this new law spanking of any kind will be illegal. A parent could, in reality, be arrested and charged for giving their child a swat on the behind. And I honestly don’t think that this new bill is going to stop the abusers from being violent with kids. After all, murder and rape are illegal, right? And this fact has not abolished all murders and rapes.
I am one of those people who believe that spanking, when done correctly and not too hard, can actually be beneficial to a child’s upbringing. Now, I’m not talking about using a strap or a spoon. But I think a little tap on the bum can go a long way. And I’m scared with this new law, that some parents who are spanking responsibly are going to end up being punished while those who are true abusers are just going to be sneakier about how they abuse.
