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It's not often government does something I agree with, but the recent decision by McGuinty to ban all religious arbitration. Although in general I am for more freedom, I don't think freedom from the law-of-the-land is correct. The law must be the same for all citizens. People should not be allowed to choose a different set of laws. Especially when the laws they would use are ambiguous, sexist and unchanging... but that's besides the point.
posted by Eddie | 12:38 AM
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I concur
"One Law to rule them all, One Law to find them, One Law to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
It was legal. Religious arbitration was inacted in 91 to try and help the bogged-down courts. The difference is the arbitration follows religious rules (so for instance in Shia law the father get the children except under the most amazing circumstances).
The 'ban' is technically a rewritting of the law that allowed it.
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