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The Ontario ombudsman is opening an investigation into safety concerns about the practice of child welfare agencies housing young children and teens in motels and hotels, among others. On Thursday, Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé announced that he would be launching the investigation in light of several reports about children being …
Read More »Benefits battle: Family who won court fight against child welfare agency facing $8,000 tab – Winnipeg
When a Brandon, Man., family got their infant son back from Michif Child and Family Services in 2020, they thought their nightmare was over. Then they got a bill for $8,000. “This is wrong on so many levels,” said the mother, who can’t be named under the Child and Family Services …
Read More »‘A better way’: An Indigenous alternative to Ontario’s faltering child-welfare system
4:14 An Indigenous child welfare agency’s fight to restore culture and raise kids at home Ethan Pokno’s knee shakes nervously as he recalls the moment he says his whole life flashed before him. He was 12 years old. He and his three younger brothers were sent to foster homes and …
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