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Liberal MP Proposes Sweeping Changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
The bill aims to protect children and survivors by addressing family violence in custody cases, backed by nearly 300 organizations calling for reform.
- Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner is expected to speak alongside women's advocacy groups and survivors of family violence on Parliament Hill about proposed changes to Canada's Divorce Act.
- The proposed changes aim to ensure the best interests of children are respected, such as allowing children to express preferences in custody disputes and screening for family violence.
- Hepfner says she has support from other parties and worked closely with women affected by divorce proceedings to draft the bill, which faces its first debate and a vote next week.
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Liberal MP proposes sweeping changes to Divorce Act
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP is pushing for changes to the Divorce Act to give children a say in divorce proceedings and limit the effects of coercive control and domestic violence. Lisa Hepfner, MP for Hamilton Mountain, said she proposed the legislation after hearing horrifying stories from Suzanne Zaccour, director of legal affairs at the […]
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Leaning Left16Leaning Right1Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Left
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