Prince Edward Island Minister Responsible for Child Welfare Brad Trivers has promised an independent investigation to explain the circumstances that led child services to send the island boy to live at his father’s home in Alberta who barely he knew.
In a statement, Brad Trivers indicates that his ministry will work in conjunction with the ombudsman of children and youth marvin bestein.
Assessments of this type are important for refining processes and evaluating ways to improve support for children and families.can we read
This request came after the Supreme Court of Canada harshly reprimanded Child Protective Services and its director at the time. Wendy McCourt in that case.
One child, now 8, was taken from his grandmother’s home to send to his father in Alberta in 2019.
The father was unaware of having the child a few weeks before it arrived, his mother hid her pregnancy at the time of the couple’s separation.
Children are not tools, the defender said
The Independent Child and Youth Advocate Marvin Bernstein asked the county to review how Protective Services officials handled this case.
” We don’t manage kids like furniture. They are human and if you move them you will really affect the course of their lives. “
The child was taken from his home while attending summer camp. He never returned to his home after the intervention of Child Protective Services.
Aside from what you do to the foster family or the grandmother, what are you doing to the child, so disturbing him or her without warningMr. asked. Bernstein.
The province has not yet announced a timeline for the inquest.
Wendy McCourt, director of services at the time retired and declined to comment publicly on this story.
Child Protective Services also indicated that they could not comment on a particular case, adding that the cases they handle are often complex and the decisions made for children and their families are not taken lightly.
According to the report of Wayne Thibodeau ng CBC
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