Ontario's Bill 93 2008 (*Formerly Bill 88 2006)

Target:

The Premier of Ontario, Canada and all the Ontario MPP's

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If passed, Ontario's Bill 93 will allow victims of malicious legal attacks
by Children's Aid Societies to have an opportunity to be heard. Allowing the Ontario%u2019s Ombudsman Office to investigate the Children's Aid Societies will not interfere with legitimate child protection cases or child safety its objective allows Government to bring accountability back to Children%u2019s Aid Societies with the power to investigate these non-profit organisations in cases of wrongdoing.

The Bill
Ontario's Bill 93 2008 (*Formerly Ontario Bill 88 2006)

An Act to amend the Ombudsman Act with respect to children's aid societies.

Note: This Act amends the Ombudsman Act. For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes - Detailed Legislative History on www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The Ombudsman Act is amended by adding the following section:

Ombudsman may investigate children's aid societies

14.1 (1) Anything that the Ombudsman may do under this Act in respect of a governmental organization, the Ombudsman may do in respect of a society as defined in subsection 3 (1) of the Child and Family Services Act.

Same

(2) If the Ombudsman does or proposes to do anything in respect of a society as defined in subsection 3 (1) of the Child and Family Services Act, any reference in this Act to a governmental organization is deemed to be a reference to the society.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Ombudsman Amendment Act (Children's Aid Societies), 2008.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Ombudsman Act to allow the Ombudsman to investigate any decision or recommendation made or any act done or omitted in the course of the administration of a children's aid society.

If you or your group are interrested in getting involved or you would like more information please visit http://www.bill88.ca/

The Bill
Ontario's Bill 93 2008 (*Formerly Ontario Bill 88 2006)

An Act to amend the Ombudsman Act with respect to children's aid societies.

1. The Ombudsman Act is amended by adding the following section:

Ombudsman may investigate children's aid societies

Same

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Ombudsman Amendment Act (Children's Aid Societies), 2008.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

RE: Bill 93 - An Act to amend the Ombudsman Act with respect to children's aid societies

As you are likely aware, complaints about the various children's aid agencies are an ongoing problem in many Ontario communities. Every year a number of children in Ontario are being killed, being sexually abused, beaten, neglected and/or exploited while in care of CAS. There are countless stories of abuse of children and families by CAS workers and agencies and more of these horror stories are being exposed every day largely as a result of citizens beginning to share information through the Internet about the injustices they face. . Serious problems with CAS agencies have been allowed to continue for many years with much damage to children and families in Ontario and at great cost to the provincial economy.

Many of the workers who cause so much of this damage are not even allowed to engage in social work or call themselves social workers as the vast majority of CAS workers are not registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers. While the Province of Ontario enacted legislation to create the Ontario College of Social Workers with the clear intention of protecting the public%u2019s interest, CAS agencies have been allowed to skirt the intent of legislation by simply referring to their workers as %u201Cchild protection workers%u201D thus allowing their workers to avoid scrutiny and oversight by the College of Social Workers. Questions must be asked as to why CAS workers and agencies are allowed so much power yet allowed to blatantly make a mockery of the very legislation intended to protect children and families in Ontario.

When dealing with children%u2019s aid agencies, the citizens of Ontario do not have the same protections as they would have when dealing with various government agencies. As private charitable organizations, children%u2019s aid agencies are exempt from such basic protections offered to the citizens under Freedom of Information legislation and by the Ontario Ombudsman%u2019s Office. Lack of accountability and transparency has been a complaint about the child protection system for years, yet children%u2019s aid agencies in Ontario are still allowed to hide behind the veil of secrecy granted to them as private charitable organizations. As many citizens know, CAS agencies use their unlimited source of funds from the taxpayers and their high paid legal law firms to destroy any family who dares to expose the wrongdoing of any CAS agency.

I would like to see children%u2019s aid agencies be more accountable and transparent to the citizens and taxpayers of Ontario by giving the Ombudsman of Ontario the authority to investigate complaints about the CAS. Currently, most other provinces in Canada have Ombudsman oversight, yet Ontario does not. To support claims that CAS agencies need greater oversight, for your reference I have provided a list of information sources at the end of this letter. In addition to these references, I would also suggest that you simply log on to YouTube and to do a search under %u201Cchildren%u2019s aid society%u201D to see countless horror stores about CAS. Many citizens are beginning to speak up.

Currently, there is a private member%u2019s bill before the Legislature, Bill 93, which passed first reading in June of 2008. It was introduced by Andrea Horwath from Hamilton Centre Riding. A number of signatures have already been collected from the Oakville riding on a petition in support Bill 93. The citizens of Ontario are beginning to understand that magnitude of the problem with CAS in Ontario and want these ongoing problems and the needless expense to the taxpayers to be eliminated.

As my member of the provincial Legislature, I would kindly ask that you to familiarize yourself with Bill 93 and to provide your utmost attention and support to this Bill so that it will be passed into law as quickly as possible. While having the Ombudsman oversee children aid agencies may not fix all of the problems, it is a step in the right direction and will help to eliminate some of the many problems that have been repeatedly plaguing CAS agencies in Ontario.

At this time I would greatly appreciate being advised as to whether you are willing to support Bill 93 when this Bill is brought up for a vote. If you are uncertain, then I would be more than willing to arrange a joint meeting with a number of other constituents from the riding so that we can discuss this issue in depth in order to gain your full support on this important issue.

Not only will children and families benefit from having Ombudsman oversight of the CAS, but expenditures of tax dollars will likely be reduced as a result of workers acting with greater due diligence in their work, knowing that the Ombudsman has the power to investigate complaints and to make recommendations.

Should you need more information, members of our group have hundreds of other articles which clearly show that CAS agencies in Ontario continue to abuse tax dollars and needlessly tear many families apart this helping to destroy the very social fabric of our society. Members of our local group would also be willing to provide support to any person who may contact your office looking for help when dealing with a CAS agency so feel free to have staff pass on my phone number.

Your response in writing would be most appreciated.

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# 416:

5:41 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Canada
I would like to express my outrage with the manner in which CAS have with young children, poorly affecting many family members, as well as wasting significant taxpayer moneys. The actions of the CAS and its workers have caused nothing but emotional stress and financial hardship for many families. CAS workers are literally abusing their power to destroy families in communities across Ontario. The abuse of children and families in Canada has become a major problem as many of these child protection agencies generate significant government monies from creating work for themselves.

# 415:

7:52 am PST, Nov 19, Allysun Botulenko, Canada
my children have been taken from me for unjust causes now they are threatning to give my youngest up for adoption they have no right and no ground to stand on to do this....they have a god complex and it must be stoped they are out of control and it needs to end it is unatural to take a child away from its mother if that child is in no physical or mental harm....

i would like it if people in north bay area who have been wrongly done by these people to take a stand and show them we are not going to take this we are not going to allow people who cant do their job properly to continue to ruin lives of children and parents stand up for what is right please

# 414:

5:47 am PST, Nov 18, Luci Krusky, Canada
I am a professional in the social service field and a current client of Wellington County Family and Children's Services… because I called them for help with my 15 year old son. I have in fact called them for years to ask for help in protecting this same child. Not once was my son helped, not once did they take my complaints as valid. I like many others have been alone in protecting my son from his abusive father and his family who have physically and emotionally abused this child from the age of 6. Now my son is violent, angry, and suicidal at times, not in school and torturing every person in the home. Last night after his latest attempts to control the home, I asked his father to take him. I have no help; my employment is on the line from all the interruptions and my family is being torn apart. Well daddy did come to get him, called the emergency line to complain that I have abandoned my son. The emergency line worker threatened to have me charges with child abandonment, for which I asked her to please do! I reminded her that her service has always maintained that this man was a wonderful father despite the abuse, so with their own rules I have not placed this 15.5 year old in any danger, simply sent him to live with his father. Needless to say I have not yet been arrested. What does come to my mind is, if I as an equal professional can be treated this way by another professional group what the heck are they doing to those people who are not aware of social work methods and rights? It is time to stop Family and children’s Services in their legal manoeuvre to further abuse parents and children!

I would love to join or begin a group in my area, let me know how I can be of help in this matter.

# 413:

11:23 am PST, Nov 17, Solomon Owusu-Kyei, Canada
These people are incriminating, they even launch attacks by going to my daughters school to speak with her about her home, parents, siblings. This is outright assault against my rights as a Canadian citizen.

I am ready to do something to keep my family in perfect peace.

# 412:

6:58 pm PST, Nov 15, Shirley Kelly, Canada

# 411:

7:21 pm PST, Nov 12, Marion Knapp, Canada
It's about time something was done to protect our families from these power hungry parasites.They are doing the same thing here that Hitler did in Germany not so many years ago...pitting family members against each other..putting words into young childrens mouths and using them against their parents.Our Veterans fought and died to protect us from this horrendous villain, but he obviously is alive and well in Canadian Society.And we sit by and watch our loved ones go to hell in a hand basket because our politicians are afraid of the big bad CAS.PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!!

# 410:

2:31 pm PST, Nov 11, Name not displayed, Canada
I wouldn't know where to begin, where it concerns the CAS. They have been involved in my life for almost 10 years on and off and won't GO AWAY!!! I have three children in total, one living at home with my husband and I, one 15 that just moved back in with us, because of mental, verbal and physical abuse that she has been dealing with for three years, living with her biological father, whom by there way, CAS seems to believe is the parent that should have custody of her????? and now to top it off, CAS has apprehended our newborn baby, after spending 45 minutes with nurses we have never met, that had false accusations against my husband and I that, have since been proven,(not in court....yet) to be false, by gaining a personal letter from my O.B., that I have known for 15 years, and by talking with the appropriate nursing staff, in the Special Care Nursery, that have looked back in their comments made on computer and say that: what was put in Legal documents by the CAS intake worker are incorrect, and not at all what was said and or put into the computer. My complaints go on and on, as I'm sure thousands of parents and relatives in Ontario could/can relate. Please contact me, at any time if there is something I can say or do to help in the situation of Ontario's Bill 93 2008, or any other time for that matter. Sincerely, M.B. of Markham, Ontario.

I would be very interested in joining any local group in my area, in which they are advocates for persons that have been "done wrong" by Childrens Aid Society.

# 409:

1:13 pm PST, Nov 4, Rachelle Philippe, Canada
I do want to congratulate the government for not covering CAS deficits. I have knowledge of foster parents who call their foster children their bank account and I have knowledge of CAS turning a blind eye to the reported abuses in this foster home. Also, my daughter is involved with CAS now and even though the father of her infant son was charged with aggravated assault against their infant, CAS still contends that the children are still in need of protection and they are at risk in her care. She has a six-year old son from a previous relationship and there have never been any issues with his care. It's a mess that this non-transparent system has created. It's time for the nonsense to stop. When the child was brought to the doctor, the father admitted to falling down stairs, which he concealed from my daughter. it took some time for police to finish their investigation. But once SCAN report came back the medical evidence didn't support his explanatiion. CAS is still claiming my daughter is a risk, even though she is not with the father and CAS is asking for more access for the father who is charged with hurting his son. Now does that make any sense? A system that makes the society accountable would certainly be more transparent and fair to the parent who is innocent. Although I live in NB my daughter lives in Ontario. Fortunately the infant is with kinship placement and my daughter had liberal access (she just can`t sleep there at night - but her son was also a breast fed baby) My older grandson has been placed with a father who withheld his criminal activity and drug addictions. He tried to conceal it but when my daughter brought forward evidence to expose him, CAS ignored it...why? Because this individual's mother is a foster parent. Does that not seem like a conflict to anyone.

# 408:

12:23 pm PST, Nov 4, Manda Speed, Canada

# 407:

10:31 am PST, Nov 4, Name not displayed, Canada

# 406:

8:27 am PST, Nov 4, Derek R Speed, Canada
My name is Derek R Speed, and I have studied psychology for three years at Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia and Carlton University. I was once a victim of these people and organization. I came home one night to find my now Ex wife and her friends smokin crack around my son, to which I had just spend 5 years keeping alive from cancer, bilateral retinoblastoma,(cancer of the eyes). Needless to say, I used the force I deemed necessary to removed these individuals from my home and my sons presence. This was considered by the law, as Domestic Assult! As in all cases of domestic assult, the F&CS where brought in by the Waterloo Regional Police. I was held in custody for three weeks, and then had to make an appearance at family court. The F&CS found that I was the risk to my son, not his mother and her friends, they didn't allow me to see my son for 6 months?, ya figure that one out! I had to go through almost full year of court hearings, as the family court wouldn't proceed with my case, until the criminal court was finished with there determination. My now ex wife also has another son, to which "she" literally handed custody over to the F&CS, by her own will, as she "couldn't handle him" He was subsequently and immediately put on ridlin, by the F&CS and child psychologists. He was moved from group home, to group home, more than I can count, and had developed what is known in psychology as an "attachment disorder" this kid has now spend the better part of twenty years in custody of juvenile detention centres, and maximum security prisons, because he does not know how to interact socaily. The F&CS, create more psychological problems in young children then crack smokers do, I would very much appreciate it, if the ombudsman for this cause would look into the psychological disorders that are created in young children as a result of them being forcefully removed from the home, and placed in foster care. No foster parent, or group home will ever develop a emotional attachment to the children in their care, in other words they could care less, they just want the money given to them by the Government to pay their mortgages! If the ombudsman would hire me full time, with a significant education in psychology, I can without question prove beyond any doubt, that the F&CS create more criminals in society today, than any biker organization could ever possibly dream of! If I were to research full time, on unwanted family interaction with the F&CS, I could show more criminals in society today whom are serving time in detention centers and maximum security prisons will show that, these individuals in them, are victims of F&CS social workers! This organization does nothing more than create work for the "just us" system. Every individual currently working as a Polics officer, or FCS social worker, has what's known in psychology as "Punitive Authouritarian Personaity Disorder" This was the psychological findings of one Dr Stanely Milgram, a proffessor of psycholgy, with his "teacher" psychological experiment in the late 1960. The entire premiss for the F&CS, is a result of another psychological experiment by a psycholgist named Bandura, he developed what known as "learned behavior", this is the reason most children are taking from their homes and parent. This psychological experiment is the biggest farce, I've seen in my study of psychology. It was called the bo-bo doll experiment, needless to say, no one has ever refueded his findings, I could easily do this with the proper funding, and help put an end to the organization known as Family and Childrens Services.

yes

# 405:

6:08 am PST, Nov 4, Sylvia Machado, Canada

# 404:

4:07 am PST, Nov 4, Sabrina Sheppard, Canada

# 403:

6:38 pm PST, Nov 3, Chrisitne Kanters, Canada

# 402:

5:25 pm PST, Nov 3, Alyssa Speed, Canada

# 401:

1:43 pm PST, Nov 1, Name not displayed, Canada
My nephew' children ages 2 & 3 years is in Children's Aid Society of Toronto ? (I refuse to call it care). I as a relative (great aunt) want to adopt these children but CAS is telling me that I cannot adopt these two children because they are many people (total strangers) ahead of me waiting to adopt. Obviously, CAS would rather place these children in the public system to be adopted by strangers, risk them not getting adopted at all or possibly wait a very long time before getting adopted. I was already qualified to adopt and is willing and ready to adopt these two children right away. The experience that I have with CAS Toronto is that they are incapable of making the right decisions which affects family lives especially innocent children and their entire future. CAS is not to be trusted and feel that they are abusing their authority and powers. They do not protect the child's best interest and welfare.

yes

# 400:

7:12 pm PDT, Oct 31, Linda Moores, Canada
My grand daughter has lost 2 boys to CAS, the first one at 10 months, and then the second one at 10 months...These 2 boys saw each other 2 times a week at her visits, and when they were 2 and 3 they were adopted out to seperate familys...these wee boys knew each other...it was an adoption with no access...the boys are now 4 and a half and 3 and a half, and my grand daughter moved away and started a new life..she just had a baby girl in Aug. and someone from this town phoned CAS where she is and they got in touch with CAS here and were told that my grand daughter shouldn't have children and so CAS there took the baby until they can do an investigation...that was 2 months ago, and the baby has been in 2 foster homes already...despite the fact that my grand daughter has a nice home with a nursery for the baby and is doing all she should be doing...the baby also has handicaps that my grand daughter pushed the doctors to find out about....this is not right...CAS here destroyed her life, and then the worker from CAS in this town told the oldest boys adoptive mom that my grand daughter had another baby and she had been apprehended too...where does the horror end...we're helpless at the hands of people who can do what they want anytime they want...PLEASE...I beg you don't let them do this anymore...HELP US ALL...

# 399:

9:17 pm PDT, Oct 30, Sue Lessard, Canada

# 398:

7:26 pm PDT, Oct 29, Candie Villneff, Canada

# 397:

4:37 pm PDT, Oct 28, Bob Millington, Canada

# 396:

3:48 pm PDT, Oct 27, Ron Ficht, Canada

# 395:

8:57 am PDT, Oct 25, Joshua Parsons, Canada
i am a father of 2, a boy and a girl, and as a father i feel its my duty to help mothers and fathers around ontario fight cas when they are in the wrong. to date i have heard 30 cases where the parents had there kids taken away for no aparent reson and after the court battle where deemed fit to have there chilren,but still needed to pay for there childrens stay with cas? that makes me sick, they just want money, all the executives are the ones to blame, they make there rules and if they arnt followed then u lose ur kids, even if the rule is not relivent to ur children, u break and u lose is there way of life, i feel for the workers and they foster parents out there doing there job properly, but untill all of u good cas people make the bad accountable we are all screwed parden my language so i hope we can figure out a plan to keep them in check, thank u for ur time

# 394:

8:51 am PDT, Oct 23, Tracy Foster, Canada

# 393:

3:37 pm PDT, Oct 22, Elizabeth Taylor, Canada
IVE had enough of the cas hurting my family

YES

# 392:

12:08 pm PDT, Oct 19, Michele Melanson, Canada

# 391:

8:38 pm PDT, Oct 17, Joe Beyer, Canada

# 390:

7:19 pm PDT, Oct 17, Nicole Barraclough, Canada

# 389:

9:21 pm PDT, Oct 14, Susan Brown, Canada

# 388:

2:31 pm PDT, Oct 14, Trina Hume, Canada
I have been dealing with the cas for awhile now Just recently after jumping through many hoops to have my children returned to my care, the cas came into my home without and apprehension warrant and took my children again saying i was violating my supervision order. I had been told by my worker that i was not allowed to permitt my boyfriend to move back into my residence after i arguement we had I agreed to this. At no point did my worker inform me that he was not to be in my home at all just that he was not to reside there but this was their grounds for removing my children. When I met with her supervisor to express my concerns that After all my hardwork to have my children returned to me that if I was told he wasnt aloud to attend my residence to visit he wouldnt have been there I was informed by the supervisor that i shouldve just assumed that he wasnt aloud to be visiting when the worker had only said he could not move back into the residence. I have complied with all the councelling and random drug testing that have asked for which have all been negative and i feel that they have just stomped on all the work that i have done.

# 387:

9:26 am PDT, Oct 13, Wendy Pettitt, Canada
I totally agree with the statements of Mrs. Sheehan, a very much loved, happy, healthy child has been in foster care for far too long. Yes, this child's mother has some problems however his grandmother has always loved, provided and cared for her grandson. This is wrong and should be corrected. I do not believe that the proper steps have been taken to try and reunite this grandmother with her grandchild. Someone has to do something

yes

# 386:

3:47 pm PDT, Oct 11, Sharon Sheehan, Canada
Our grandson has been in CAS since November 20, 2008. It has been a very emotional and stressful year. They are not only destroying a defencless child, they have torn our family apart. Their slogan "We are here to help and keep families together" they are are LIARS. I don't understand how the government allows them so much authority and destroying families who love and cherish their children. We are so upset there is not a day that goes by that there isn't tears. I am 51 years of age and have never felt so worthless as they have made me feel. Hopefully someone can help us who are in the same position.

# 385:

7:07 pm PDT, Oct 10, Donna Retes, Canada
yes i would

# 384:

3:44 am PDT, Oct 9, Kate Montgomery, Canada
In all walks of life we answer to someone regarding our actions and outcomes. Our clients, our authorities, our law makers, our government. There must be checks and balances to prevent issues "falling through the cracks", to prevent abuse of authority, and to ensure laws and rights have been respected and followed. The placement of an ombudsman only ensures that the CAS are put under the same observances as the rest of us. No matter their heavy loads or work days, no child should need to suffer under their care (or lack thereof).

# 383:

8:12 am PDT, Oct 8, Name not displayed, Canada

# 382:

3:14 pm PDT, Oct 7, Amanda Reed, Canada
I strongly feel this is a bill of paramount importance and should be named 'Jeffrey's Law' for Jeffrey Baldwin, the 5 year old starved to death as a result of the Catholic Children's Aid Society's total negligence! jeffreyslawnow.blogspot.com

# 381:

3:10 pm PDT, Oct 7, Duane Howling, Canada

# 379:

11:16 am PDT, Oct 7, Beth Wiebe, Canada
help keep familys togeather1,,,,

# 378:

11:11 am PDT, Oct 7, Rain Swick, Ohio
Please Step Up And Help These Families STOP CAS Help These Families Stay Together And Reunite

# 377:

9:24 am PDT, Oct 7, Destiny Davidson, Canada
I would like to join groups our is the WRFU Waterloo Region Family United.

# 376:

12:29 pm PDT, Oct 6, Name not displayed, Canada

# 375:

10:36 pm PDT, Oct 5, Stephanie Underhill, Canada
I and my family are victims of malicious legal attacks by the Oxford County Children's Aid Society and are recieving little to no help from my legal aid lawyer in changing or proving my file is in accurate and therefore the parental copacity assessment they had me and my kids complete is incorrect and weighs heavily on their side. I have been accused of having mental helth issues and have done eveything they ask and still with all this, the changing of visit, the group councelling, mental health involvment, parenting classes and moving the Society is trying to get crown ward of my 4 children, and has told my teenage children they plan to do so. I know things dont change overnight, but I dont understand how the government hes let the Children's Aid Society work within its self and have to answer to no one when there are complaints beig made. The very Society that is supose to protect our children is in fact abusing them when they take children from homes because of their own faulse acusations. I hope that bill 93 is supported and passed so that more families dont have to experience this hell and battle my kids and I are suffering through at the hands of The Children's Aid Society and my legal aid lawyer.

yes please.

# 374:

3:20 pm PDT, Oct 2, Catherine Frei, Canada

# 373:

12:22 pm PDT, Oct 2, Name not displayed, Canada
yes i would like to be contacted in the future

# 372:

1:42 pm PDT, Sep 26, Jamal Brown, Canada
It sickens me that the c.a.s are doing this to good, healthy and happy families, while other children are starving and being physically, emotionally and mentally abused! THE C.A.S ARE NOT GODS!! SO STOP TREATING THEM LIKE THEY ARE! PLEASE PLEASE SUPPORT BILL 93, this has gone on long enough and its about time we take a stand and stop the c.a.s from tearing apart loving families.

yes

# 371:

8:51 pm PDT, Sep 24, Amber Lapointe, Canada
My son and I have felt the cold cruel hand of the C.A.S. My son as taken away from me after he wandered away from home on several occasions. I was stripped of all visitaion and forced to sign my parental rights away after a long court process and a mix up with my legal aid certificate. I was told that if i did not sign the papers, that they would not allow me to receive an anual letter from my son, that I would only be making it harder on myself. I was 20 years old, a very young mom, but a good one, and my son was 5 years old. I felt cornered by them. I had nobody there to help me, i was all alone dealing with the men and women in suits staring into me like I was an animal. I felt like i had no other choice, i was very intimidated. I never even got to say a word to the judge in my defence. My son was never abused, he was loved very much and was taken care of. All they had to use against me was when he wandered away, but I always knew within minutes that he had wandered away and always found him nearby. And also that i was on social assistance and had moved 4 times in a span of 2 years, inconsistancy as they called it. If i had known then what I do now, I would have never given in, i would have pressed on. For that I am guilty and that reason only!. My son was adopted and i haven't seen my angel since 2005, I desperatly need my case to be re-opened as this was an injustice to my son and I. We belong together and I can't even imagine the pain he is going through. He begged me on our last visit to take him home, that he didnt want to be with these strangers and that he wouldnt run away again, that broke my heart into a million pieces. I was sure to let him know it was not his fault and when i would go into explaining to him that they wouldnt let him come home, they would interupt me and tell me not to talk about it that it was inapropriate. Please support Bill 93, for all the families out there that have ever been a victim to the C.A.S

Yes.

# 370:

10:37 am PDT, Sep 23, Michele Davies, Canada
I would like to know if anyone else out there has had a worker by the name of Bonnie Conlin.....this woman has NO RIGHT being a CAS worker or even being near children...she abused her authority and made my life hell pushing me to a suicide attempt and almost leaving my babies without a mother! She MUST lose her job asap before someone succeeds in killing themselves out of depression because of her actions.

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!

# 369:

11:02 pm PDT, Sep 22, Name not displayed, Canada

# 368:

11:16 pm PDT, Sep 20, Kristina Switzer, Canada

# 367:

12:56 pm PDT, Sep 17, Glenda Wesley, Canada
Yes I strongly agree. It is to hard for families that are not being heard with the right representation before signing documentations. It is within shame of these organizations to bring other peoples children at risk of abuse issues happening in the child protection services concerning the fostering system and the wrongdoings of children that are being done. Taking action will better for the lives of families and hopefully the issues will be resolved and not ongoing. When children are returned home they go through a lot of changes having being taken away and not being able to have a normal childhood. Not being able to communicate with family members. It is hard on their emotions when strange people come into your home and take innocent children away and they shouldn't be the ones going through turmoil at a young age. Yes they have the Legal system and social services have more authority over children only by malicious allegations by people in the society and officials ruining peoples lives and being intruded in the homes. Turning out to be a broken home even more and not thinking about the best interest of children. No one owns children by signatures. On the grounds to get more money and taking the family child tax away from parents, which isn't much for working families and the cost of living. The agency gets more financial help and not really caring about the interests of children. Being asked for clothing and identification withing 24 hours of the apprehension. It is very devastating for children to go through this part and the parents.

Yes.

# 366:

6:14 am PDT, Sep 17, Elli Toristo, Canada
I would like to say that this bill should be passed. I havehad to deal with the CAS too many times and all the time the alligations are false. I had a very bad experience with them 7 years ago and went higher up to deal with this. They put my children through hell and still to this day they are scared. Cas is given to much power and they let it go to thier heads. They always go after the parents that are good parents, but make them look like they are not. They should be using thier power towards the parents that really are the threat to their children. For all the children out there i sign this. May god help us all. Please the Cas has to brought to thier knees and be told that what they do is wrong. Protect the children out there that really need to be protected. STOP DESTROYING GOOD FAMILIES!!

# 365:

7:56 pm PDT, Sep 11, Jeffery Dorman, Canada
As a person that grew up in the childrens aid society (CCAS) I was assaulted and then put under duress and unfair psychological situation. They did not benefit me in any way and made my life more iserable than beneficial, i was glad to leave their care when i had the chance. Only one worker was great but that was not until i was 16.

# 364:

7:47 pm PDT, Sep 8, Bill Karn, Canada
Just a short note! my goal is to sue Family & Childrens Service for all they put me through, I am going to sue them for false accusations and slander and missed time with my daughter. Also, the judge who was involved is going to be sued also, I will guarantee she will lose her job!

# 363:

5:07 pm PDT, Sep 8, Michael Klotz 1, Canada

# 362:

12:41 pm PDT, Sep 4, Lorne Silver, Canada
yes we should make cas accountable for their actions, maybe they'll think more carefully before taking someones child with out just cause

# 361:

8:04 am PDT, Sep 4, Name not displayed, Canada
Cas is the most sickest corrupt family destroyer out there little hotties in mini skirts and push up bras with a ba and bsw coming to the home telling parents they have to separate or lose their children SICK SICK SICK I homeschooled cas UNITED NATIONS RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IS BULLCRAP my children are all grown up now WE SPANKED OUR CHILDREN we RAISED THEM TO LOVE GOD AND MANKIND and there is not a dam thing you can do about it

# 360:

6:51 am PDT, Sep 2, Diana Gaudio, Canada
yes

# 359:

9:26 am PDT, Aug 27, Terry Bruce, Canada
Why should anyone not agree to a watchdog for this agency. You only have to have been involved with CAS to realize how important the need for some checks and balances is. CAS functions as if in a 3rd world police state where perceptions, biases, and opinions of case-workers transcend any factual approach in decision-making. It's time for a big shakeup, but let's at least start with somewhere to go with a valid complaint about CAS actions.

# 358:

5:40 pm PDT, Aug 26, Paul Went, Canada
make cas accountable for their actions, maybe they'll think more carefully before taking someones child with out just cause

# 357:

6:56 am PDT, Aug 22, Rita Mueller, Canada
I'm in the same boat as you. CAS is trying to take my girls out of the home because they do not want them around animals and even after I removed the dogs, they still want crown wardship. CAS does not want me to be involved with animal rights groups or to volunteer anymore?? or I will lose the girls.

Yes please contact me.

# 356:

1:46 pm PDT, Aug 20, Sarah Merritt, Canada

# 355:

5:31 am PDT, Aug 14, Marlene Lamarche, Canada

# 354:

4:12 pm PDT, Aug 12, Monica Knihti, Canada
My precious, irreplaceable, son Kyle was stolen by CAS and they used false allegations, innuendos, and absolutely no evidence of abuse or harm. Of course not, he was cherished and much loved and now very much missed...705-358-0928 or mknihti@hotmail.com

# 353:

6:38 am PDT, Aug 12, Name not displayed, Canada

# 352:

5:18 pm PDT, Aug 11, Katie Chow, Canada
My child was taken away on Feb 10,2009 and still in foster home. She was taken away without a solid cause!

yes

# 351:

5:09 pm PDT, Aug 11, Amanda Gummow, Canada
Yes I would!

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