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C-223

An Act to amend the Divorce Act

Short title: Keeping Children Safe Act

Bill type
Private Member’s Bill
Sponsor
Lisa Hepfner
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on October 23, 2025 (House of Commons)
Found in bill text:
[...] First Session, Forty-fifth Parliament, 3-4 Charles III, 2025 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-223 An Act to amend the Divorce Act FIRST READING, September 18, 2025 Ms.
[...] Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 45th Parliament, 3-4 Charles III, 2025 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-223 An Act to amend the Divorce Act Preamble Whereas the primary focus of family law must be to promote the safety, dignity and well-being of all family members, particularly children and survivors of family violence; Whereas courts and decision-makers must be guided by the best interests of the child and evidence-based understandings of trauma, coercive control and the dynamics of abuse rather than gendered myths and stereotypes; Whereas claims that one parent has engaged in conduct to undermine the relationship of their child with the other parent are being used in family court to justify changes in parenting time, sometimes leading to the removal of children from the care of their preferred parent; Whereas there is increasing concern that such claims may be used in cases of domestic abuse or child sexual
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