Despite these tactics, women's groups remained committed to raising the issues that matter to women and children across the country. The report supported the false allegations brought forward by men's lobby groups and proposed changes to the Divorce Act that, if implemented, would seriously prejudice women and children, and would endanger the safety and lives of women and children attempting to flee an abuser. Many other groups from across Canada continue to focus on this issue, in anticipation of the public consultation promised by the government in the spring of 1999. In response to the Joint Committee's report, the federal Minister of Justice, Anne McLelland, stated that she would prepare a consultation document outlining the government's intended amendments. This is the consultation document expected to be made available to the public for comment on April 2, 2001.
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