Tag Archives: cfs
Bits at the end of a long, newsy week Part 1 — Phoenix
From the stunning turns of events in Boston and Texas to, locally, the provincial budget and the government’s plan to hike of the PST as of July, it’s been a … Continue reading
A further example of youth jails as child-welfare warehouses, or the girl who became a hot potato PART II
”It’s not recommended. It’s not a polite term. It’s not a recommendation — It’s an order!” — Provincial Court Judge Marvin Garfinkel Last Thursday, I wrote about this girl (do read … Continue reading
“There is no damned degree that will ever teach you humanity.” A dialogue on CFS
People. From all walks of life. In one room. Talking about Child and Family Services in Manitoba. Setting aside the fact Sunday’s meeting of minds at the River Heights Community … Continue reading
Phoenix Inquiry: What CFS had on Karl (Carl?) ‘Wes’ (Wesley?) McKay and — when
The last couple of days of testimony have delved into and exposed — to some decent degree — the fact CFS workers never searched out Karl Wesley McKay’s background or … Continue reading
Redhead Inquest: CFS, damaged people and the concept of hope
Through the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry, among the things which have become well-established by now is that Child and Family Services — for all its perceived faults and obvious bungling of … Continue reading
Phoenix Inquiry: It’s the conflict of values
“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” — Milton Friedman A few weeks back, prior to the resumption of … Continue reading
‘I never had that kind of power!’
‘I never had that kind of power!’ Pissed off at their gang pal being maced and mugged by a rival banger, five people — all relatively young — elect to get revenge. … Continue reading
Judge Lismer just says ‘no’
If you’re a young offender who frequently thumbs his or her nose at court orders, the last place you wanted to be today was in front of Judge Ted Lismer … Continue reading
Adaptive technology, the law and missing kids
Since we know that 3,500 of the reports filed with the Winnipeg Police Service’s Missing Persons Unit each year involve kids involved in state care, what are we going to … Continue reading
