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There is no indication that a "Samantha's Law" was ever passed in Alberta. There is a provincial "Family Support for Children with Disabilities Act" passed in 2003, but that seems not to be the topic of this article. Multiple editors, including myself, have been unable to find substantial coverage of a "Samantha's Law" or determine a connection to actually existing legislation. The article has been tagged for notability since 2015. Jfire (talk) 01:49, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Law and Canada. Shellwood (talk) 02:08, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- Comment I have had a look through the history of this article, which helps clarify a bit. Unfortunately a few years ago the article was edited to remove the reference to the legislation, per this diff. The changes were to the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, but I haven't been able to substantiate the change or when the law was passed (best guess 2011). There was a reference to the Alberta Hansard at one point, "LADDAR_files_docs_hansards_han_legislature_28_session_2_20140310_1330_01_han.pdf · version 1". Here is the Hansard entry which appears to match the now-deleted reference. That's a member on the floor introducing Samantha's mother and using the words "Samantha's Law". Oblivy (talk) 02:38, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, it appears that was Raj Sherman speaking. Still, it appears to me that "Samantha's Law" is likely a term invented by Samantha's family members and other advocates and not the official or common title of any legislation. The article is certainly primarily their work and I don't think salvageable in its current form due to issues with WP:NPOV, WP:V, and WP:N. I suggest we delete Samantha's Law and replace it with Draft:Death of Samantha Martin, which I've drafted from scratch in a manner more compliant with Wikipedia policies. Jfire (talk) 20:55, 3 January 2025 (UTC)