Mixed martial arts set to become legal with final House vote (in Canada)

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Source: CBC

Members of Parliament have passed with overwhelming support a Senate bill that will change the Criminal Code to make mixed martial arts and other combative sports legal in a final vote of 267–9.

The changes will update the definition of a prize fight, which until now was defined as an encounter or fight with fists or hands, meaning that not only was MMA outside the law, but so were Olympic sports such as judo and taekwondo.

"I am delighted that members of Parliament from all parties recognized the importance of updating the Criminal Code to reflect today's reality," said the bill's sponsor, Conservative Senator Bob Runciman, in a written statement on Wednesday.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/06/05/pol-mixed-martial-arts.html

[Scootaloo]

1. Well good

All that bread being made in Sasketchewan and Alberta sure needed some circus to go with it

[L0oniX]

2. They sure know how to get real important things done up there don't they.

[Rainforestgoddess]

5. At least we can get something passed. ;) n/t

[russspeakeasy]

3. It's a great sport.

[Pterodactyl]

4. Canada rocks!

[nomorenomore08]

6. Making judo or tae kwon do illegal is just silly. This seems like a common-sense move.

nt

[sakabatou]

7. So if I was teaching karate/kung fu in Canada...

I'd be doing something illegal? O.o?

While in highschool, I was a teacher.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. I'm astounded this was illegal there to begin with...