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Maurice Vellacott, MP
Saskatoon-Wanuskewin
For the Sake of the Children – Premise of
equal shared parenting in the event of a marriage breakdown
For Immediate Release March 8, 2013
OTTAWA – Today, in the House of Commons, Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin) said:
This past Tuesday, I presented four Canadians with Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals: journalist Barbara Kay, Professor Edward Kruk, Glenn Cheriton and George Piskor. A fifth recipient, Kristin Titus, could not be in Ottawa for the event.
All these people are much-deserving recipients for their work to advance the best interests of children through family law and Divorce Act reforms, built on the premise of equal shared parenting.
Equal parenting was the focus of a Private Member’s Bill that I introduced in the last Parliament based on the joint House/Senate report, “For the Sake of the Children." That bill will be reintroduced in this Parliament. Conservative Party policy supports such changes.
Professor Kruk's academic research confirms other studies which show that, aside from cases of abuse or neglect, in the event of marriage breakdown, access to both mom and dad through equal shared parenting is in the best interests of children. The time is long overdue for Canadian law and public policy to fall in line with this evidence, for the sake of the children!
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For further comment, call (613) 992-1966 or (613) 297-2249
Maurice Vellacott, MP
Saskatoon-Wanuskewin
For the Sake of the Children – Premise of
equal shared parenting in the event of a marriage breakdown
For Immediate Release March 8, 2013
OTTAWA – Today, in the House of Commons, Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon-Wanuskewin) said:
This past Tuesday, I presented four Canadians with Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals: journalist Barbara Kay, Professor Edward Kruk, Glenn Cheriton and George Piskor. A fifth recipient, Kristin Titus, could not be in Ottawa for the event.
All these people are much-deserving recipients for their work to advance the best interests of children through family law and Divorce Act reforms, built on the premise of equal shared parenting.
Equal parenting was the focus of a Private Member’s Bill that I introduced in the last Parliament based on the joint House/Senate report, “For the Sake of the Children." That bill will be reintroduced in this Parliament. Conservative Party policy supports such changes.
Professor Kruk's academic research confirms other studies which show that, aside from cases of abuse or neglect, in the event of marriage breakdown, access to both mom and dad through equal shared parenting is in the best interests of children. The time is long overdue for Canadian law and public policy to fall in line with this evidence, for the sake of the children!
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For further comment, call (613) 992-1966 or (613) 297-2249
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