Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 6

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

Updates on this page: 5 (Filtered by Indigenous Group "Inuit")
 

January 24, 2023


Hitting children is still legal in Canada. These lawmakers want to change that

The Globe and Mail: Not on the head. Not with a belt, ruler or other object. Not if a child is younger than 2 or older than 12. Not if a child has disabilities that inhibit their understanding. Only by a parent or a person standing in the place of one. Not when that adult...

December 8, 2022


NDP urges House of Commons to pass bill banning spanking, physical punishment of children

Bill would repeal section 43 of Criminal Code, which allows ‘reasonable’ physical punishment of kids CBC News: The New Democrats are urging the House of Commons to pass legislation that would make it illegal to spank children or use any physical force to discipline or punish them. Bill C-273 would eliminate section 43 of the Criminal...

May 31, 2018


Bill S-206 Second Reading

Bill S-206 moves to second reading in the Senate. Referred to committee...

April 3, 2018


Bill S-206

This Act comes into force one year after the day on which it receives royal assent or on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, whichever is the earlier....

December 8, 2015


Bill S-206 introduced for First Reading

Senate Bill S-206 “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children against standard child-rearing violence) introduced for First Reading...

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