No Sharia law in Canada

The Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, has decided to abolish religious tribunals completely. Thus, there will be no Sharia law tribunals:

"I've come to the conclusion that the debate has gone on long enough," he said.

"There will be no Shariah law in Ontario. There will be no religious arbitration in Ontario. There will be one law for all Ontarians."

McGuinty said religious arbitrations "threaten our common ground," and promised his Liberal government would introduce legislation "as soon as possible" to outlaw them in Ontario.

"Ontarians will always have the right to seek advice from anyone in matters of family law, including religious advice," he said. "But no longer will religious arbitration be deciding matters of family law."

I'm oddly impressed; I was expecting them to declare themselves part of Saudi Arabia or something (in order to avoid appearing mean-spirited, eh). Did someone spike his Molson or something?

Previously: Women marching against Sharia law in Canada.

Terrorism · Mon, 09/12/2005 - 08:42 · · Importance: 1

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