Justice committee  Certainly, it would cast the net too widely to repeal section 43 altogether. The Supreme Court has defined what kind of discipline would be allowable under section 43. It allows parents to use some corrective force to a child, but force that is not abusive. It's not done in anger but done for the benefit of the child, ultimately.

Justice committee  First of all, I'll note that we have submitted a written submission to this committee and that has the recommendation. To comment on the question briefly, I would point to a couple of the studies that we reference in our written submission, which you should be receiving shortly.

Justice committee  Good morning. Thank you for inviting us to speak to you today regarding Bill C-273. ARPA Canada believes Parliament must not repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code. I want to address this topic of corporal discipline in three brief points. The first point, which underlies the rest of the conversation on corporal discipline, is about parental authority.