http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=52442005
BRAD HUNTER
"CANADA’S Muslim community is being torn apart by a controversial proposal to establish Sharia courts to enforce Islamic law in civil matters. Women’s groups and moderate Muslims in the nation’s largest province are outraged at the recommendation by former attorney-general Marion Boyd to allow arbitration tribunals to be governed by the principles of Sharia - the code of Islamic law.
The ruling is the latest challenge for multicultural Canada, whose open-door policy to immigrants is under strain from the post-11 September terrorist threat. The proposal is also certain to raise eyebrows in the United States where a belief already exists that its northern neighbour and largest trading partner is honeycombed with Islamic radicals."
Dispute Resolution in Family Law: Protecting Choice, Promoting Inclusion
Marion Boyd, December 2004
http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/boyd/fullreport.pdf
