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Canada says NO to Islamic tribunals
Topic Started: May 26 2005, 05:19 PM (181 Views)
Dwayne
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Quebec rejects sharia for legal system

Quebec — Quebec has rejected the use of Islamic tribunals, which can be used to settle family disputes, in the province.

In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Quebec legislature passed a motion against allowing sharia to be used in the legal system.

“The application of sharia in Canada is part of a strategy to isolate the Muslim community, so it will submit to an archaic vision of Islam,” Fatima Houda-Pepin, a Liberal member of the legislature, said as she introduced the motion against use of the Islamic law.

“These demands are being pushed by groups in the minority that are using the Charter of Rights to attack the foundation of our democratic institutions.”

The debate over sharia surfaced in Canada two years ago when a Muslim group in Ontario proposed the arbitration of family disputes according to Islamic law.
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Dwayne
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I hope Fatima Houda-Pepin has body guards.
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Minuet
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Dwayne your title is incorrect. It should read that Quebec says no.

This was not decided in the Federal legislature and I know for a fact that it is still being discussed in Ontario. I honestly cannot speak for the other provinces.

By the way - just a little background on the application of Sharia law. If passed in Ontario the agreement is that Ontario and Canadian law still take precedence. It would be only be used to settle domestic disputes. And the reason it is being looked at so seriously is that there are already precedents. Native Canadians have thier own tribunal and Jews also have a religious court that can help decide certain domestic issues (divorce settlements, etc...)

I haven't made up my mind about this yet. Due to what happens in Islamic countries I must admit to a certain preconceived prejudice that does not totally trust that the tribunal will be fair. But then I recognize the inherent unfairness of allowing some ethnic groups this right and not others. I think that as long as this tribunal (and those of the other ethnic groups) are supervised carefully to ensure compliance with Canadian law then possibly it could work just as well as it has for other groups.
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I am transfering this thread to Sistertrek International as it is about Canada, not the US.
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Dwayne
May 26 2005, 06:19 PM
I hope Fatima Houda-Pepin has body guards.

So do I. If the backlash is anything like it was for Ayaan Hirsi Ali in Amsterdam, then she will need them.

I just hope no extremists come out of the word work and take threatening action against Houda-Pepin. Never hurts to take precautions though.
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It will be interesting to see what Canadian "feminists" have to say about this.


Shariah law isn't known for it's pro-female bias.


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