Liberals attacking Mom and Dad, yet again

Bet you the Liberal Red Chamber wanted to keep this one quiet... the Liberal Party of Canada is once again attacking parents, by quietly passing a bill to ban spanking. According to the CBC report, Dion is expected to support the legislation when it reaches the House of Commons. (h/t to Warren)

Once again, the Liberal Party of Canada says that parents simply can't be trusted. We already have appropriate child abuse laws in this country, that effectively deal with those parents who go beyond what is reasonable when punishing their children. From the CBC:

"Routine discipline and using spanking as premeditated punishment wouldn't be allowed.

"No corporal punishment would be allowed, either by an educator, the mother, the father or someone acting for them," Hervieux-Payette said."

Spanking, when done in an appropriate fashon, is NOT child abuse. It can be a very effective tool in the proper raising of a child, when done correctly and in a spirit of love for your child. I too was spanked when I was a kid, but only when I deserved it... and my parents NEVER ONCE left a mark. All through those years, never ONCE, not even for a moment, did I even consider that my parents didn't love me when they did so.

I will say this though, regarding spanking... when things get out of hand, then I fully agree that charges ought to be laid against the parents. However, our child abuse laws already cover those instances quite effectively, in my opinion.

One thing I'll say though... this will be yet another Liberal gift to motivate conservatives to vote, to make sure the Statist and interventionist Liberals don't return to 24 Sussex anytime soon.