✔︎ Bill C-273 (Corinne’s Quest)

Bill

Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Corinne’s Quest and the protection of children)

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

Bill C-273 proposes to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code, which sets out a limited defence to criminal liability for using reasonable corrective force toward a child. The recommended approach would replace section 43 with a new provision that would no longer provide a defence for parents and teachers who use corporal punishment (e.g., hitting and spanking) against children, while still allowing for minor physical force that is both transitory and trifling, such as carrying their child to their bedroom for a “time out”. It would also delay the coming into force to 30 days following Royal Assent.

Passed.

Bill Status

At consideration in committee in the House of Commons