Report of the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and Access December 1998 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS * Page numbers in parentheses indicate the location of the recommendation in the text of the Committee's report. 1. This Committee recommends that the Divorce Act be amended to include a Preamble alluding to the [...]
“We must vigilantly stand on guard within our own borders for human rights and fundamental freedoms which are our proud heritage... we cannot take for granted the continuance and maintenance of those rights and freedoms.” - John Diefenbaker 1895-1979 – 13th Prime Minister of Canada who established the Canadian Bill of Rights Welcome To [...]
Please take the time to write to your Member of Parliament regarding Equal Shared Parenting and Private Members Bill C-422. As Private Members Bill’s normally only stand a 1 to 2 % chance of getting passed by Parliament, we believe that the best way to ensure that Bill C-422 gets passed and made into Law, is [...]
"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead - 1) The first way that you can help is to Sponsor the For The Sake Of The Children Marathon Of Hope. Financial gifts can made online by clicking on the [...]
October of 2002 The Honorable Jay Hill first introduced Bill C-245 before Parliament to Reform the Divorce Act in Canada, and reintroduced it before parliament 2 years later, in October of 2004. Both times, the Canadian Government refused to pass Bill C-245, and Amend the Divorce Act. Both times, the Canadian Government turned their [...]
What is a Rebuttable Presumption of Equal Shared Parenting? Every Civil or Criminal Law is supposed to have a default position or a presumption. A legal presumption is a rule of procedure for judges to follow. All it means is that if neither side to a dispute produces evidence against the presumption, the judge is [...]
How Has The Canadian Government Failed Children And Their Families? Strike #1: On May 28th, 1990, Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international treaty that affirms and describes the fundamental human rights of all children (all human beings below the age of 18), including their [...]
Hello Canada. I thought it would be a good idea for you to be able to read some feedback that I have been receiving from our fellow Canadian citizens. When you read their words, you can make up your own mind as to whether or not the Canadian Government and the Canadian Family Law [...]
