I believe it is very important, for a whole range of reasons, to repeal section 43.
I note that the Canadian Teachers' Federation has said that it would like to see some changes to section 265 of the Criminal Code of Canada. I think that is something the government could look at.
The importance of repealing section 43 goes beyond the fact that it's an aspect of the Criminal Code that dates from 1892. There are other ways of addressing that issue in other sections of the Criminal Code.
As I mentioned, though, in countries that have stopped the physical punishment of children and the use of physical force against children, there has not been any increase in prosecution or cases against parents or teachers. That simply has not happened.
There are other ways of looking at this in terms of the Criminal Code. Section 265 should be looked at.