The focus here remains on what is in the “best interest “of the child, for access is for the child, not the parent: As the ultimate goal of access is the continuation of a relationship which is of significance and support to the child, access must be crafted to preserve and promote that which is healthy and helpful in that relationship so that it may survive to achieve its purpose. Accordingly, it is in the interests of the child, and arguably also in the interests of the access parent, to remove or mitigate the sources of ongoing conflict which threaten to damage or prevent the continuation of a meaningful relationship. (Young v. Young 1993 CanLII 34 (SCC), [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3).
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