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Copyright. Foreign-ownership. North. Myths. Legal system slammed for failing families. At one of the most stressful periods of their lives, separating couples are driven to the poorhouse by a family law system that fails to deliver workable solutions while their children are often hurt by a system that doesn't take their opinions into account, a report by the Law Commission of Ontario says.

Legal system slammed for failing families

In one of the most in-depth looks at what ails family law in many years, the report indicts the system for draining parents' bank accounts, ignoring expert advice in favour of simplistic solutions and leaving children out of the process. The report, which was based on interviews with roughly 100 social workers, lawyers, judges, counsellors and individuals caught up in the machinery of family law, also proposes a series of solutions, including more money for low-income litigants.

What's more, many parents who tried to access legal aid funding ultimately gave up because they felt ignored or rejected by "unfriendly" staff. "It has bankrupted me," said Mr. With a report from Adrian Morrow. Nathaëlle Morissette : Radio-Canada en meilleure posture. Les raisons?

Nathaëlle Morissette : Radio-Canada en meilleure posture

D'abord, la direction la société d'État n'envisage pas l'élimination d'autres emplois. Elle croit également que le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC) tranchera enfin en sa faveur pour lui permettre de négocier avec les câblodistributeurs afin de percevoir des redevances. C'est du moins ce qu'a déclaré hier le président-directeur général de CBC/Radio-Canada à l'issue d'une allocution prononcée devant le Cercle canadien de Montréal sur les défis que devra affronter le radiodiffuseur au cours des prochaines années.