September 2022. Kids First. Youtube - (video interview): "Child Protection Services Overview"Kids First President Helen Ward gives an overview of child protection service laws, what are some problems with the law, what can happen, children's & parents' rights, and what…
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September 2022. Andrew R. , Carolyn J. & Michael W. Global News - (news videos): 4 videos from Global News address neglect of youth in government funded and regulated Ontario group homes and financial relationship between government and group home…
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2018 October 27. Canadian Press - (web news article): "Residential school ‘monster’ now lives in child-welfare system: senator: Sen. Murray Sinclair said there are more children in Canada’s child-welfare system today than there were at the height of residential schools" For…
2020 October. Frances Rosner. Bar Talk [Canadian Bar Association of BC journal] - (web article): "70K Legal Battle Leads to Finding that The MCFD Made Unauthorized Orders on a Parent" "When parents become involved with the Ministry of Children and…
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2018 March. Angela Sterritt. CBC - (web news article): "B.C. court rules against MCFD, permits Indigenous mother and child to return home with supports: Calling it a 'learning experience,' MCFD says it will be reviewing the case" For KF archive…
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2021 April - audio recording - KF interview of parents of BC child with Downs Syndrome regarding MCFD & RCMP intervention.Helen Ward interviews the parents to ask questions about how the family was treated when a child protection received a…
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2021 March - Kids First letter regarding illegal treatment of family of child with Downs Syndrome to BC Ministry of Child and Family Development child protection services, Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver School Board. (PDF) KIDS FIRST NOTE: following receipt of…
KIDS FIRST PARENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA www.kidsfirstcanada.org 604-291-0088 MEDIA RELEASE Ombuds office investigating BC MCFD child apprehension West Kelowna - August 14, 2020 - The BC Office of the Ombudsperson has launched an investigation into the conduct of the Ministry of Child…
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July 15, 2020. CBC News - article: "Province admits harm in multimillion-dollar settlement with more than 100 victims of B.C. social worker: Proposed class action settlement would cover 102 victims of Robert Riley Saunders, could cost province $15M" Vulnerable children's…
This manual details the legal processes used by MCFD and advises lawyers and parents: Sept 1, 2019. Law Society of British Columbia - (PDF) - "Practice Checklists Manual: Child, Family and Community Service Act" For original link see here (PDF)…
July 6, 2020 - BC Court of Appeal Decision - https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/20/01/2020BCCA0192.htm
BC government opposing Indigenous mother seeking to make a Charter Challenge to child protection law. February 20, 2020. CBC - news article: B.C. mother fights First Nation, province to keep children with non-Indigenous foster parents: Mother of 5 claims her…
February 2020. Vancouver Sun article: "Too young to ride the bus alone? Vancouver dad disagrees" (broken link) September 15, 2015. BC Supreme Court - court judgment: BC Supreme Court Decision B.R. v. K.K. - (the 'Home Alone' Terrace BC Case)…
Who decides when children are old enough to be alone: parents or social workers? The 2015 Terrace BC 'home alone' case set the precedent that no child under 10 can be alone anywhere ever. It all started with a neighbour…
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Current family laws that define "abuse" and "risk" are vague, over-broad, and arbitrary and thus may violate the 'principles of fundamental justice' of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Parents' Charter rights to a fair trial are not addressed.…
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