Ont., last year. A witness reported him to the police, who held him overnight.
Parliament makes the law.
So if you are not one of the many vociferous callers to talk shows who applauded and rejoiced at Peterson's acquittal, take a moment now to think about the law. But most of us can. Most of us will blush to admit that in the years of bringing up children we occasionally swatted the bottom of a toddler who sprinted into traffic or otherwise made us momentarily frantic. Most of us were ashamed of our lapse and tried not to repeat it. Section 43 is, on the contrary, the shelter and refuge of the determined violent assailant.