{"time": "1999-04-23 12:05:00", "attribution": {"en": "Mr. Mac Harb (Ottawa Centre, Lib.)", "fr": ""}, "content": {"en": "<p>Madam Speaker, as a consequence of death, separation or divorce, grandparents sometimes have difficulty having access to their grandchildren by the guardian.</p>\n<p>Many jurisdictions have allowed provisions where grandparents could have access to their grandchildren without having to go to court.</p>\n<p>The petitioners want parliament to amend the Divorce Act to include the provision, as supported in Bill C-340, whereby grandparents do not have to go to court in order to have access to their grandchildren.</p>", "fr": ""}, "url": "/debates/1999/4/23/mac-harb-2/", "politician_url": "/politicians/4675/", "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3208/", "procedural": false, "source_id": "", "h1": {"en": "Routine Proceedings", "fr": ""}, "h2": {"en": "Petitions", "fr": ""}, "document_url": "/debates/1999/4/23/", "related": {"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F4%2F23%2F"}}