Wil's Rant

Once again our leaders have shown their wisdom by banning religious arbitration in Ontario. This causes me great concern for several reasons. One of them has to be the fact that this type of arbitration has been used to the benefit of all in Ontario for many years. It saves court time and money and is often a far less painful and expensive way of resolving a dispute. I can understand their actions. It is a lot easier to make a carpet law like this than to face the more difficult task of addressing the problems within the Sharia law system. Here's another point. Ever watch Judge Judy? This is not a real court except for the fact that the people involved sign a legally binding agreement to accept the Judge's ruling. The same could be done here. If the parties sign an agreement to accept the ruling, than the matter could be arbitrated by anyone, including religious elders, couldn't it? Again, a very poorly thought out piece of legislation.