When the language of protection becomes a weapon: Bill C-223 and parental alienation

By Rina Groeneveld ( March 11, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT) -- Canada’s Bill C-223, the Keeping Children Safe Act, would mark a real shift in how federal family law handles parental alienation allegations, by requiring courts to evaluate them within the coercive control context in which they arise. That’s a meaningful change. It targets one of the most reliably effective tactics used by abusive former partners in custody litigation....