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Family Law Reform |  Let’s not forget the animals!
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Family Law Reform | Let’s not forget the animals!

A few weeks ago, Spain passed a law requiring its courts to consider the welfare of animals when deciding on their custody in cases of separation or divorce. The new Spanish law even allows shared custody schemes for animals. Posted at 12:00 p.m. Sophie Gaillard Director of Animal Advocacy and Legal Affairs, Montreal SPCA And Spain is not alone. Several other states, including Switzerland and the US states of New York, Maine, Illinois and Alaska, have adopted this type of legislation. Such a law is...
Anniversary of Quebec’s family policy |  A legacy to celebrate
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Anniversary of Quebec’s family policy | A legacy to celebrate

Twenty-five years ago, on January 23, Quebec adopted a new family policy. This policy is at the origin of the creation of early childhood centers (CPE), an internationally recognized model that is still the envy of nations today and is a great source of pride for Quebec. Posted at 11:00 a.m. Elise Bonneville Director of the Early Childhood Collective In 1997, our society was marked by an increased presence of women in the labor market, an increase in the number of single-parent and blended families, ...
25th anniversary of Quebec’s family policy: a legacy to celebrate
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25th anniversary of Quebec’s family policy: a legacy to celebrate

Twenty-five years ago, Quebec adopted a new family policy. This policy is at the origin of the creation of early childhood centers (CPE), a model recognized worldwide, which is still the envy of many nations today and which is a great source of pride for Quebec. Children at the heart of our choices, yesterday and today In 1997, our society was marked by an increased presence of women in the labor market, an increase in the number of single-parent and blended families, and a worrying increase in job insecurity. The new provisions of the family policy were therefore intended to develop early childhood education services with the aim of ensuring universal support for families and increased assistance for low-income families, facilitating the reconciliation of ...