Bill 11 and the Proposed Access Enforcement Programme

Criticizes Manitoba’s access enforcement programme and Bill 11. No rigorous analysis or sound empirical research preceded the legislation. Furthermore, the assumptions the legislation is based upon are unfounded, namely that children invariably benefit from frequent contact with both parents following marital breakdown and that access denial is a widespread problem. Argues that the problem of access enforcement is minuscule in comparison with problems of support and maintenance order enforcement.