Sunday, February 19, 2006

Ontario passes bill prohibiting religious arbitration /

http://digbig.com/4gjdd
"Ontario has formally passed legislation to prohibit the use of religious tribunals to settle family law disputes such as custody and divorce. The bill was introduced after Premier Dalton McGuinty promised last year to prohibit the use of religious rules, called sharia law, to settle Muslim family law cases. Mr. McGuinty surprised many when he announced he would not only ban sharia, but would also prohibit all religious arbitrations in Ontario."