Ministry Of Children And Family Development

• Children’s ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. ombudsperson

  The Ministry of Children and Family Development rejects three of the report's five recommendations, which is troubling to the ombudsperson.

  Politics

  Sep 6
  
• ‘He was a fighter’: Father of boy who died in horrific foster home abuse demands accountability

  A B.C. father whose son died in a horrific case of foster care abuse is calling for greater accountability in the child welfare system as he remembers his son.

  Crime

  Jul 13
  
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• B.C. minister defies calls to resign after horrific First Nations foster child abuse

  Despite public pressure, the minister responsible for child welfare doesn't appear to have any plans to step down in the aftermath of a high-profile case of foster child abuse.

  Politics

  Jul 11
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• Inquiry needed into horrific B.C. foster parents’ case, says lawyer

  Two Indigenous children were starved and tortured by their foster parents, also Indigenous, between December 2020 and February 2021 in Lake Errock, B.C.

  Crime

  Jul 4
• Staff lose jobs after abused foster child dies in care, opposition parties want Dean sacked

  The ministry responsible has now confirmed staff who failed to check in on the abused First Nations children have lost their jobs.

  Politics

  Jun 29
• Watchdog to probe First Nations child abuse case as B.C. minister urged to resign

  Mitzi Dean, who has led the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) since November 2020, has failed to take meaningful accountability in the case, the leaders allege.

  Politics

  Jun 26
• Changes made after B.C. foster kids ‘failed at every level’ in horrific abuse case: Minister

  One of the two children died following their abuse. The Chilliwack-area foster parents were sentenced to 10 years in prison last week.

  Crime

  Jun 20
• Only 4% of surveyed caregivers support B.C.’s change to autism funding model: report

  AutismBC surveyed 1,563 parents and primary caregivers across the province in April, 96 per cent of whom do not want B.C. to phase out its current individualized funding structure.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2022
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• Historic changes to B.C. child-welfare laws will remove barriers for Indigenous people

  Changes in B.C. will pave the way for Indigenous communities to provide their own child and family services and to keep children safely connected to their cultures and communities.

  Perspectives

  Oct 26, 2022
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• B.C. parents file lawsuit alleging ‘gross negligence’ in care of their autistic son

  The lawsuit alleges the teenager suffered serious physical and psychological harm, "caused or contributed to by the defendants' wrongs, collectively or individually."

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2022