Mr. Speaker, it has been maybe a month since I attended FTP Justice in Newfoundland. I had the chance to raise this issue with a number of my colleagues. It was not formally on the agenda to be debated. I think there were three or four main topic areas. Members will remember much of it around the new government's tough on crime agenda. It is very much a situation where the federal government determines the issues of the day to be debated and discussed, but I do know the federal Minister has this on his personal radar and is interested in talking about possibly some changes that could alleviate some of the concern. A number of other provincial jurisdictions have similar concerns. How we go forward, I think, Mr. Speaker, we can discuss that. I could certainly write letters to my provincial colleagues and ask them if they would like to seek to get this formally on the agenda. But I do believe there is an interest in resolving some of these issues, primarily getting these issues away from the courts and into mediation where they can be probably more constructively dealt with. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 245-15(5): Systemic Biases In Family Law
In the Legislative Assembly on November 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 245-15(5): Systemic Biases In Family Law
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 31st, 2006
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