Justice committee  It's about time. Given the fact that CRA doesn't speak to other groups or whatever the various groups are that need to exchange that information, the ability to gather that information by us, as private lawyers, is a real challenge unless we've got well-healed clients. If the gov

Justice committee  Should I go first?

Justice committee  I think it's a mistake to consider equal parenting as a principle because human beings are, by our nature, very messy. At the beginning of a divorce—I'll be quick—people don't like each other, and then some people can get around to liking each other and they might formulate a bet

Justice committee  I have just one thing to add to what Ms. McCarthy said. We have to do two days of family violence—I'll use your language—in the legislation training. That's the initial one. Then every two years we have to go back for a full day. Actually, I think it's about 10 hours, which anyo

Justice committee  It was a minute ago that she put down seven, if I could just have your indulgence.

Justice committee  The two quick things are about disclosure. You don't talk at all about disclosure. I know that I'm not a constitutional lawyer, but I'm married to one and she tells me there's something called the Constitution Act, which has federal and provincial jurisdiction. Anyway, I know th

Justice committee  Right. Thank you. Ms. McCarthy just asked what is my safety plan, and that's the safety plan for her but also for me. What's my responsibility to these two individuals who have chosen mediation? No one compelled them. What happened was that they all came to my office—I luckily

Justice committee  You can imagine what it's like to practise against Ms. McCarthy. She's a challenge. To follow up, I'm going to talk about mediation. I've been practising for 30 years, and like Ms. McCarthy, I have done high-conflict custody cases. I've focused on my mediation practice for the