Justice committee  I think it does help judges a great deal. I completely commend the comments of the Canadian Association for Equality for that same reason. Once again, the word “rebuttable” is very important here. If you have a rebuttable presumption, it sets a standard. It means that people know

Justice committee  I'm aware of none that are Canadian.

Justice committee  They are from Australia and from the States. I mentioned one of them.

Justice committee  The problem with the word “maximum” is that it's a malleable concept. As I said, my biggest job here is to try to urge everyone to consider the need for more specificity and more certainty in the law. The concept of “maximum” is a wonderful one and nobody would disagree with it.

Justice committee  No, there's none whatsoever. It makes perfect sense.

Justice committee  Section 19.1 of the Ontario family law says as follows, and you may be shocked to hear it, because I mention it in my provision.... Pardon me, this is subsections 20(1) and 20(7) of the Children's Law Reform Act of Ontario. It says, “Except as otherwise provided in this Part, a

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Orly. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you very much for the invitation. First I want to say that B'nai Brith, which I represent, has a long and wonderful history of addressing human rights. This includes helping average income-earning peop