In this episode, host Rebecca Foster sits down with Lisa Hepfner, MP for Hamilton Mountain, and family lawyer Susan Berry for an eye-opening conversation on Bill C-223 – The Keeping Children Safe Act.
This proposed reform to the Divorce Act aims to better protect children and survivors of family violence by placing safety and wellbeing at the centre of all parenting decisions.
They break down why this legislation is needed, how coercive control shows up in family court, and the harm caused when children’s voices are dismissed.
Together, they shine a light on long-standing gaps in the system and the change needed to ensure courts truly put children first.
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc5336-custody-violence-against-women-and-violence-against-children
Video of Bill C-223 Second Reading: https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20251023/-1/43688?mediaStartTime=20251023163728&viewMode=3&globalStreamId=29
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