May 2009 - Our Voice in Action

Changing the child punishment law: Is Bill S-209 a backward step?

by Anne McGillivray, Joan Durrant, and Ron Ensom 1

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REFERENCES cited in Article

  • Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General) , [2004] 1 S.C.R. 76, 2004 SCC 4 (CanLII) at: http://www.canlii.org/ca/cas/scc/2004/2004scc4.html


  • Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect – 2003: Major Findings (2005). Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada at: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cm-vee/csca-ecve/index-eng.php


  • Committee on the Rights of the Child (2003). Consideration of Reports Submitted by State Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention, Thirty-fourth Session, CRC/C/15/Add. 215: paras. 32-33.


  • Durrant, J.E., Ensom, R., and Coalition on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth (2004). Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth . Ottawa: Coalition on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth at. http://www.cheo.on.ca/english/4220.shtml


  • Durrant, J.E., Trocmé, N., Fallon, B., Milne, C., Black, T. (2009). “Protection of children from physical maltreatment in Canada: An evaluation of the Supreme Court's definition of reasonable force.” Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 18 : 1-24 .


  • Gershoff, E.T. (2002). “Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review.” Psychological Bulletin 128(4): 539-579.

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