Truth Reconciliation Commission and Canada

Criminal Code: Related: Time to repeal Canada spanking law: Editorial Section 43 of the Criminal Code gives parents and teachers a legal defence when they physically discipline children, which is most often understood as legalizing spanking, according to Toronto Star. Removing the section was one of the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that examined the legacy of Canada residential schools. Legal experts say it would also affect many immigrant and minority parents caught in a legal haze when it comes to child-rearing. The Liberals have committed to implementing all of the recommendations but experts say the section needs to be amended, not repealed outright, to continue to provide some degree of legal protection to parents. The Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Medical Association Journal have in the past lobbied for its repeal, but private member bills to remove it from the Criminal Code have repeatedly failed to pass the Senate and House of Commons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.