2024 October - video - National Citizens Inquiry "Are Children Safe in Canada?" testimony by Helen Ward - "How & why the state discriminates against the parent-child relationship & child well-being" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bduOvPfW4nY
Category: Power imbalance between parents & state
2024 April – Kids First commentary – “Parents need a divorce, not a school lunch program”
Rather than funding families themselves, government wants parents in a forced marriage to the state by funding government services like school food. KF 2024 April 750 words We need divorce not school lunchesDownload
Separating Children From Parents Has Been a Strategy of Canadian Politicians Since Before Confederation
2021 June. National Post - (web news article): "The Canadians who thought Residential Schools were a good idea"For KF archive copy of news article see here Note: Edgerton Ryerson was the 'father' of not only the Residential School system but…
BC MCFD Child Protection and RCMP Violate Parents’ and Child’s Rights
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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KF Media Release: Indigenous teen denied addiction treatment by government agencies and police
KIDS FIRST PARENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADAwww.KidsFirstCanada.org 604-291-0088 info@KidsFirstCanada.org Media release - 440 words Indigenous teen denied addiction treatment by government agencies and police Burnaby, BC - February 11, 2021 - A mother is pleading with BC government agencies and police…
2021 February – Video interview of BC mother battling government agencies and police who refuse to allow her to access health care for her minor son who is at extreme risk due to drug addiction.
Feb 10, 2021. Mother and H. Ward. Youtube - (web video): "Interview with mother battling BC government agencies to get medical treatment for addicted teen" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uflab8O9RGQ&feature=youtu.be Kids First President Helen Ward has been assisting the family and personally witnessed the…
“MATURE MINOR” CONSENT laws and BC Infants Act: HELP FOR PARENTS
November 24, 2020Read and adapt this redacted letter to "health care providers" who allow minors to consent to or refuse health care without parental consent. Health care providers (in the BC Infants Act) includes anyone providing any therapy or preventative…
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Daycare Subsidies: Aggregate Info From The BC Government
Daycare gets money even when kids are not there Get up to $4500 Cash Just to Apply Apply to Open a Daycare (plus other subsidies) Get Emergency Cash to Fix or Move Daycare Centres but not Children’s Homes Milking The…
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Laws Violate Parental Consent in Children’s Medical Treatment
September 2020. Liberty Talk Canada (on-line media) - (video): "The Infant Act with Helen Ward"interview with Kids First President Helen Ward about the BC Infants Act (mature minor consent to medical treatment) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KNvr3CL3Ow
Media Release: Ombuds office investigating BC MCFD child apprehension
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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More Evidence That Child Protection Service Staff Abuse, Neglect, and Pose a Serious Risk to Children
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…
Process for Child Protection Cases – BC
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)…
Kids First President quoted
July 7,2020 - Globe and Mail - (web article): "BC Court rules in favour of Vancouver dad Adrian Crook who let his kids ride the bus alone" PDF copy here "Kids First Parent Association of Canada president Helen Ward said…
Kids First President interviewed
July 7, 2020 - Global TV News - "Vancouver dad wins court case in fight to let his kids ride the bus on their own" Watch the video to see segment with Helen Ward. PDF copy here
Bus Dad Case – BC Appeal Court: Social Workers Broke The Rules
July 6, 2020 - BC Court of Appeal Decision - https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/20/01/2020BCCA0192.htm