B.C. government fighting to keep birth alert records from public eye
On June 12 and 13, the B.C. Supreme Court is set to hear a dispute involving MCFD, IndigiNews and the province’s privacy commissioner.
Ministry of Children and Family Development
B.C. ministry warned birth alerts ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ months before banning them
Government ‘trampling on the fundamental and human rights of Indigenous families,’ says former children’s rep.
Proposed agreement reached in lawsuit alleging money stolen from foster kids
Foster children could receive between $25,000 and $250,000; police assessing criminal charges against social worker
‘Baby H’ turns 1 in foster care while newborn brother taken at birth
The agency wouldn’t comment on anything to do with either child’s case
No plan in place to return babies already seized through controversial birth alerts in B.C.
She stressed only babies who were in dire circumstances, were ever taken under the alerts.
B.C. ends birth alerts but families question what it means for babies already in care
British Columbia announced Monday that effective immediately, it’s ending the controversial practice of putting birth…
Baby H is in her fifth foster home and family services has stopped communicating with family says grandfather
Baby H, the B.C. infant who was seized from hospital after medical staff reported her…
Indigenous newborn ‘Baby H’ returned to parents on brink of court hearing
“By law, the ministry can only remove if the child is in immediate danger and no less disruptive measures are available.”
Audio recording of B.C. social workers reveals hospital staff called to report neglect of 90-minute old infant
Workers with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) in British Columbia say they…