No need to get defensive billiechic. Just pointing out the obvious. As mentioned by a previous poster on this thread most fathers would be great Dads if they were given a chance both during the marriage and after a divorce. Many Dads get "benched" when it comes to child rearing and assume other tasks to maintain the household. That doesn't mean they don't want to, or can't. It just means they carry different responsibilities in a marriage.
Your historic reference regarding this bias is exactly that - historic and doesn't belong in today's world. The Courts, to the detriment of the fathers, have not moved along with the changes made since the 70s with regards to equality of the sexes. They still see men/fathers as progressed Neanderthals that are unable to care for the children of the marriage in the way a woman/mother can. This is clearly sexist and should not be part of a country like Canada that has one of the highest rankings in human development in the world.
The current flawed system of awarding child custody to the mothers nearly 80% of the time needs to change. Ditto with the current flawed child support guidelines need to be completely redone as they have in Australia where a FAR more equitable solution/approach to these issues has been implemented. Canada needs to step up to the plate. The Courts need to step up to the plate and politicians need to step up and rewrite family laws.
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