Adults are guaranteed this protection, prison inmates are guaranteed this protection.
Children are the only Canadian citizens who can be legally hit.
The judge who rendered the decision suggested that it may be time for parliament to review Section 43. Section 43 has been used as a successful defense in dozens of cases that most people would consider abuse. Cases like these are not the exception. Surveys show that at least half of parents who use corporal punishment resort to it twice weekly or more, and one-third use sticks, whips, and cords half the time. Corporal punishment is counter-productive as a form of discipline.