''For The Sake Of The Children'' was a report issued in December, 1998, by a Special Joint Committee of The

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and The

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of Canada, addressing issues relating to parental custody of and access to children after a relationship breakdown. The report was notable for its principal recommendation that

shared parenting Shared parenting, shared residence, joint residence, shared custody, joint physical custody, equal parenting time (EPT) is a child custody arrangement after divorce or separation, in which both parents share the responsibility of raising their ...

be presumed, at first instance, to be the appropriate relationship between a child and his or her parents after a relationship breakdown.Committee Report
www2.parl.gc.ca. The Joint Committee was co-chaired by Senator

Landon Pearson Landon Carter "Lucy" Pearson, (born November 16, 1930) is a Canadian former Canadian Senator and a children's rights advocate. She is the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, through her marriage to his son Geoffrey Pear ...

and Member of Parliament

Roger Gallaway Roger John Gallaway, (born May 23, 1948 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian educator and retired politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2006, representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton for the Liberal Party ...

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