Women’s Groups Call for Amending the Divorce Act
At a news conference in Ottawa, representatives from a coalition of feminist organizations call on the federal government to make changes to the Divorce Act. Taking part were Tiffany Butler, executive director of the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL), and Julie Rioux, whose petition (e-4517) calls for changes to the use of “parental alienation” and associated concepts in family child custody cases.
They were joined by Suzanne Zaccour (director of legal affairs, NAWL), Nneka MacGregor (executive director, WomenatthecentrE), Grace Tabaka (director, Défense des droits des jeunes, Regroupement des Auberges du cœur), and Deepa Mattoo (executive director, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic).
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