Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice.
Last week the minister confirmed that section 43 of the Criminal Code, which allows parents to use reasonable physical discipline, was being reviewed. The former Minister of Justice stated in May 1993 that the general direction of the departmental review was to investigate the possibility of children receiving the same protection against assault as adults have under the Criminal Code.
Would the minister tell us if the department is still following this direction? Would such protection effectively make it illegal for parents to use reasonable discipline with their children?