Spanking four year old is assault- Judge Rules -mom gets probation

Timeline of Spanking in Canada

http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/spanking.html

An article on Spanking Ruling from a newsletter by the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies

http://www.oacas.org/resources/oacas...st/Upholds.pdf

And the appeal by the Canadian Foundation for Children Youth and the Law

http://www.hsldacanada.org/pdf/S43_appeal_decision.pdf

An article about spanking in European Countries

http://www.corpun.com/eud00002.htm