04/07/2019
Have any of you Heard of Bill S-206 if not read here:https://firstcallbc.org/repeal-section-43/
This Bill takes away the right of the parent and child educators (ECEs) to protect and Guild children in their up bringing! It has to be stopped or else ECEs, and parents alike could face criminal punishment to raising our little ones in a corrective manner. Here is a letter I sent to my MLA feel free to copy and paste to send to yours! This applies to all of Canada:
am an Early childhood Educator and I am very concerned about Bill S-206, which was introduced by former senator Céline Hervieux-Payette.
Thank you for taking my concerns to heart.
Bill S-206 proposes the repeal of section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Section 43 rightly protects Canadian parents and guardians from being charged with criminal assault when exercising a reasonable and prudent amount of force in the ordinary upbringing of their children. There are times when force is required, and section 43 wisely acknowledges this, preempting the unnecessary intrusion of police, social service workers, and the courts into everyday Canadian family life.
Force may be required to quickly remove a child from danger. Force may be required to isolate a child from other children in a bullying or violent situation. Force may be required as a disciplinary measure to discourage inappropriate and harmful behaviours.
Examples of reasonable force are: picking up and moving a child, stopping a child from doing something he wants to do, removing toys or objects from a child's grasp, enforcing a time-out, stopping a child from leaving his room or leaving his house, restraining a child against his will, enforcing behaviour with a s***k.
Most parents undertake some or all of these actions - but only when necessary, in genuine love, and for the best interests of their children.
If section 43 is repealed, all of these normal parenting actions are, by default, defined as physical assault. Parents may have their children removed from them, and may have to apply to the courts to defend their actions. This will inevitably cause great trauma to many parents and children, and the needless expenditure of much time, money, and energy.
According to statistics, 82% of Canadian families say they have used or would use minor force upon their children (specifically, "a s***k") as a constructive discipline, and typically after other methods have failed to gain compliance.
Basically, the removal of section 43 threatens to criminalize 82% of Canadian parents.
In a 2004 Supreme Court of Canada decision, section 43 was successfully upheld as constitutional, while setting strict boundaries as to the appropriate limits on the use of force on a child. These limits are reasonable and clear, providing guidance to police, social service workers, and the courts. Because of this ruling, section 43 cannot be used as a shield by those who would abuse or assault their children.
There is no benefit to the repeal of section 43, other than to appease a small minority of ideologues who oppose traditional parenting.
I ask you to please uphold this reasonable and common-sense provision in the Criminal Code, protecting Canadian families, parents, and children from needless and costly government intervention.
Repeal Section 43June 22, 2015 | Filed in Campaigns The Issue For many years First Call has been advocating for a repeal of section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Section 43, also known as the “s***king law,” permits the use of force for disciplining children by parents and persons standing ...
