Presented to:
Family, Children and Youth Section
Department of Justice Canada

The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Justice Canada.

©  Ronda Bessner, 2002.

This report was commissioned by the Department of Justice Canada and prepared by Ronda Bessner, a legal and policy consultant in Toronto, Ontario.

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For more information on this report, please call the Family, Children and Youth Section, Department of Justice Canada, at 1-888-373-2222.