Mr. Speaker, let me first take the opportunity to thank the special parliamentary joint committee of the Senate and House of Commons for the very fine work that it did in relation to the difficult issues surrounding custody and access when husbands and wives dissolve their relationships.
We as a government have endorsed and developed a strategy that speaks to the recommendations made by that committee. The committee recommended that the best interests of the child be the focus of our amendments to the Divorce Act. We endorsed that approach wholeheartedly.
However, it is very important for us to get it right. Getting it right involves working with the provinces and the territories.