Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A number of questions. The Divorce Act, a federal act, doesn't stipulate anywhere that fathers are at a disadvantage, but I think we know, Mr. Speaker, that there should never be a case in terms of custody where one parent or the other receives a better advantage just because they happen to be mother or father, Mr. Speaker. That's not the way this should work. But I think the larger issue is one of the adversarial nature of the process right now and the need to look at another vehicle like mediation. We do have a mediation project that we're interested in pursuing here in the NWT. It hasn't been underway for very long. I think we're getting some encouraging results, Mr. Speaker, but it is important that we continue to discuss these and other options for trying to remove this from the very litigious and adversarial nature of the process that we see today. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 241-15(5): Shared Parenting Legislation
In the Legislative Assembly on November 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.
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