May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
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B.D. MCKENZIE - CR-EX. (MCKINNON) MAY <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
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Q Okay. And we heard evidence as well from Alana<br />
Brownlee and Karen McDonald and at risk of boring the<br />
Commissioner to death, he heard evidence about the<br />
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training.<br />
But are you familiar with the new training<br />
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that's in place at Winnipeg CFS amongst others?<br />
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Generally familiar, yes.<br />
And would you agree again that that's giving<br />
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workers the kind of training they need to make those very<br />
decisions we just spoke about?<br />
A Yes. And one of the important elements of that<br />
is the combination of the safety oriented practice for<br />
signs of safety with that suite of tools that we talked<br />
about.<br />
Q Okay. And so you think that's all positive<br />
developments and good for the protection of children?<br />
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Absolutely.<br />
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Q One final point, then. I'm switching gears now<br />
and I'm going to take you to the evidence that Mr. Olson<br />
took you to from Dr. Trocmé, and he showed us that chart<br />
with Manitoba having a very high incidence of children in<br />
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care.<br />
Would you agree with me that this issue of Winnipeg<br />
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having a high number of children in care, perhaps the<br />
highest in Canada, has been with us for many decades?<br />
A Yes. It's actually Manitoba, I think, rather<br />
than Winnipeg, but you're right, it's been --<br />
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