May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.A. CYR - DR.EX. (WALSH) MAY 31, 2013
D.L. ROUSSIN - DR.EX. (WALSH)
S.E. TAYLOR - DR.EX. (WALSH)
D.M. KNOL - DR.EX. (WALSH)
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child welfare.
So I would seek out, if the child is not
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being treated fairly or what we perceive as fairness within
the child welfare system only, then we would contact the
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children's advocate.
There is no other mechanism, if, if
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children are being treated unfairly in schools or at home.
THE COMMISSIONER: Do you find you get results?
MS. CYR: That's to be seen.
THE COMMISSIONER: To be seen?
MS. CYR: Yeah.
THE COMMISSIONER: Okay. Any, any others want to
comment just on my inquiry about the child advocate's
office? And I raise that because you made a recommendation
with respect to it. And what was that recommendation?
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MS. CYR:
The recommendation is to expand the
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scope of the children's advocate, move them under the
Healthy Child Manitoba mandate, to view and review and
quality assure on behalf of children all systems that
affect children.
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recorded so ...
THE COMMISSIONER:
Fortunately this is all being
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MS. CYR: I can own that statement.
MS. KNOL: Yeah.
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THE COMMISSIONER:
Yeah, oh, no, no, I don't say
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that for that reason.
I want to get the full, what you
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said in full, and I'll be able to get it from the
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