Chad Collins at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On November 29th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2023 / 6:25 p.m.

Liberal

Chad Collins Liberal Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON

It's in relation to the benefits that accrue to the parent.

We focused a lot of our questions on the benefits that accrue to the child or children being adopted. We heard from a previous witness in terms of some of the challenges that parents experience through this process.

I wonder what the additional weeks mean in terms of their dealing with.... One of the witnesses at our last meeting talked about the depression that some adoptive parents go through as part of this process, which I never would have thought of.

Can you quickly elaborate on the benefits that accrue to the parent with the additional weeks that are being discussed today?

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