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House Hansard - 256

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 27, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to my colleague, I am of course completely opposed to Bill C-273. First, the bill seeks to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code, which deals with correcting a child. Section 43 clearly states that force must not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances. I am a father and an educator, and I was a school principal for 20 years. If I had to put something like this to my teachers, things would not go well. We are talking about reining in children in a school environment like we do when they are running amok and have to be stopped. Section 43 does not take this approach at all. No harm is done provided that an intervention is reasonable. I find it rather absurd that this is being associated with physical punishment. The current bill talks about physical punishment. The Criminal Code certainly has a lot of provisions to deal with physical punishment. Can my colleague draw the line between physical punishment and a reasonable measure?
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Context: House Hansard - 256 - Nov/27/23
The Speaker
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I look forward to the hon. member's intervention. I will read it and, if necessary, make a determination. The hon. member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie.
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