More delays as Indigenous mom’s child-protection trial resumes — #MomOnTrial
The Discourse has been following "Justine's" case for months, as she fights to get her kids out of B.C.’s foster-care system.
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Psychologists are using biased tests to assess Indigenous parents, experts say
Canada’s national psychology association calls the situation “dire.”
B.C.’s child-welfare bill flawed and insufficient, say critics
Will the proposed changes reduce the number of Indigenous kids in care? B.C.’s children’s advocate, social workers and Indigenous leaders are skeptical.
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Justine waited 19 months for her child-protection trial to start — only to see it adjourned. B.C. lawyers say trials like hers are often shelved for months, even years, while kids stay in foster care and parents are kept waiting.
Newsletter: Stories of geese and grandmothers at the MMIWG inquiry
At the last scheduled community hearing, Indigenous women, youth, trans and two-spirit folk share stories about violence and the child welfare system
Trauma or not, this Indigenous mother’s unfit, ministry tells court
Part one of Justine’s trial reveals disturbing allegations and prompts a question: Who’s better equipped to raise kids — a mother carrying the weight of intergenerational abuse or the B.C. government?
