Queen's Park puts off decision on Islamic law's role in family cases


Lee Greenberg


National Post


Monday, June 13, 2005

An anticipated decision on the future of shariah law in Ontario will likely be postponed. Attorney-General Michael Bryant backed off his original June
21 deadline to introduce changes to the province's arbitration laws. "There's no hard and fast dates," he said in an interview. "We want to make sure that
we do this in a timely fashion, but we want to make sure that we get it right." Currently the province's arbitration system allows any beliefs --
including religious doctrine -- to govern family disputes. Liberal MPP Jean-Marc Lalonde said he met a Tunisian parliamentarian who told him he was
monitoring Ontario's decision." They're scared," he said. "They're paying attention to what Ontario's going to do."

Tony



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