Under Canadian law, how are men and women treated?
- Men have more legal rights
- Rights depend on marital status
- Rights depend on the province
- They are equal under the law
Answer: They are equal under the law
In Canada, men and women are equal under the law. Canada’s openness does not extend to practices that tolerate spousal abuse, forced marriage or other gender-based violence. Those guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada’s criminal laws.
Learn more: Equality of women and men
- In Canada, men and women are equal under the law.
- Barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, “honour killings,” female genital mutilation, forced marriage or other gender-based violence are not accepted in Canada.
- Those guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada’s criminal laws.