Justice committee  Yes. We believe it should be, as well as in the preamble.

Justice committee  Yes, I would, as a matter of law, not as a matter of interests of the lawyers but as a matter of advancing the clarity in the law.

Justice committee  What we're focusing on are the best interests of the children, and they vary. They're evolving as the age of the child evolves. We're talking about them as though we already know.... I would refer back to the Convention on the Rights of the Child for some of those details. The

Justice committee  Thank you. Good afternoon. I am currently the chair of the child and youth law section of the Canadian Bar Association. We are the newest—or maybe I'll say the youngest—section of the Canadian Bar Association. We consist of experts from across Canada: legal practitioners, advoca