How can those mandated to ensure the safety and well being of children is indeed the paramount consideration, when they are forced to get consent from parent(s) before sharing information?
Katrine Conroy, Minister of Child and Family Development Today, sections of the Child and Community Service Act (current as of September 11 th ) were thrown right out the window by our provincial NDP government. This leads me to ask ... Is Katrine Conroy, the Minister of Child and Family Development, now actually in breach of the Act . I ask this due in part to the section pertaining to When Protection is Needed (Section 13 * ). Among other things, this section covers physical or emotional harm, abandonment, and not providing adequate provision or medical care. Today the Minister of Children and Family Development released the following statement regarding birth alerts (please note I have added the BOLD font ): “ Effective immediately, British Columbia is ending the child welfare practice known as hospital or birth alerts . Used in hospitals for decades in B.C. and in other provinces and territories, these alerts are issued , without the consent...