Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that Bill 3, be amended by adding the following immediately after the title Family Law Act.
WHEREAS it is desirable to encourage and strengthen the role of the family;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary for that purpose to recognize the equal position of spouses as individuals within a family and to recognize the spousal relationship as a form of partnership;
AND WHEREAS in support of such recognition it is necessary to provide a law for the timely, orderly and equitable settlement of the affairs of the spouses on the breakdown of the spousal relationship and to provide for other mutual obligations of spouses including the equitable sharing by parents of responsibility for their children.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.