The Canadian Debate...

....produced considerable response from the interested public, more
especially from professionals.

The result?

A drastic change to Canadian law placing stringent limitations on how
"spanking" and CP can be done. A lower age limit, an upper age limit,
areas of the body restricted from being struck. And notice what has
been happening to school paddling in Canada and the U.S.

In my mind, the preliminary to an eventual total ban. It's coming.

http://www.repeal43.org/news3.html

[[[ notice how far back the date. Notice too the arguments such as.....
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"May 30/98 Letter to Globe and Mail Children and Violence
Two items in your March 26 edition should be noted by all those
concerned about violence in our society. The first, Britain Bans
Caning, is the good news. The British parliament's 211-15 vote to end
the legal right of teachers to assault children means that teachers
will no longer be role models for violence as a method of correction.

The second, Two Arkansas Boys Held, is the bad news. One of the boys
suspected of involvement in the killing of a teacher and four students
was apparently paddled at school the day before the shootings. Paddling
is hitting a child on the buttocks with a piece of wood and is a
legally approved form of correction in Arkansas and other U.S. states -
as well as in certain Canadian schools. Is there a connection between
disciplinary hitting in the school and home and violence by those who
are hit ? Yes. Research shows a convincing correlation between corporal
punishment of children and aggression by them when their anger and fear
are turned outward, and depression and suicide when they are turned
inward. Notwithstanding this research and recommendations from over 50
Canadian child-welfare organizations, section 43 of our Criminal Code
continues to allow Canadian children to be hit for correction. We again
urge the Minister of Justice to show leadership by repealing this
disgraceful 1892 provision of our law.
Corinne Robertshaw, Repeal 43 Committee, Toronto "

GOING, going, .................................

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