Birth Alerts
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Birth alerts explained: Anishinaabe social work prof clarifies ‘illegal’ and ‘unconstitutional’ practice
Billie Allan says there is a ‘legacy of racism that has not been dealt with.’
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26 Indigenous governing bodies are reclaiming authority over child welfare
Leaders dig into Bill C-92 at AFN virtual gathering.
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Families subjected to birth alerts deserve an apology, says B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth
The B.C. government ‘should acknowledge how wrong and harmful this practice was’
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Indigenous leaders call on B.C. government to notify parents subjected to birth alerts
‘There needs to be an apology… and that’s just the first step’
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Several Canadian provinces still issue birth alerts, deemed ‘unconstitutional and illegal’ in B.C.
Atlantic provinces and Quebec are amongst the jurisdictions that use the practice.
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Potential for class action as a result of ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ birth alerts say B.C. lawyers
Cindy Blackstock and lawyers imagine next steps for families impacted by birth alerts after internal documents reveal government warned of litigation risk.
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EXCLUSIVE: 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.
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Immediate large scale systemic change of the child welfare system needed, say researchers
UBC researchers found that child removal made mothers more likely to have an unintended drug overdose. They are calling for drastic changes to the child welfare system.