For The Sake Of The Children was a report issued in December, 1998, by a Special Joint Committee of The Senate and The House of Commons 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 parenting refers to a collaborative arrangement in child custody or divorce determinations in which the care of the children is equal or more than substantially shared between the biological parents.- Nature and History :...

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

Landon Pearson

Landon Carter "Lucy" Pearson, OC, B.A., M.Ed. is a former Canadian senator and a children's rights advocate. She is the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Lester B...

 and Member of Parliament Roger Gallaway

Roger Gallaway

Roger John Gallaway, PC is an educator and retired Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006, representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton for the Liberal Party....

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