Madam Speaker, this business with the family law reform, which you know had recommendations within the report that fall clearly within the mandate of the Department of Social Services, and some that fell to the Department of Justice. We have some difficulties in trying to come up with a cohesive report because both departments were writing their own respective responses to that. What we will try to do is in the end, after we have responses coming back from the public, from the different agencies and organizations with regard to the approach you were suggesting, the recommendations we're making within the Department of Justice that I suspect Social Services will do the same thing. Following that, there will be a lead department, probably Social Services, that will be trying to write a more cohesive response for consideration by the Legislative Assembly, once we come up with concrete legislative proposals. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 125-12(5): Justice/social Services Joint Response To Family Law Reform
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 1994. See this statement in context.
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Question 125-12(5): Justice/social Services Joint Response To Family Law Reform
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 16th, 1994
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