September 12, 2005
- Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, rejects the use of Islamic sharia law as well as religious arbitration of all other faiths, declaring that one public law is to be used for all family disputes after a year of debate and worldwide protests. (Globe and Mail)
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