B.C. rights tribunal rules Indigenous mother discriminated against by child protection agency, awarded $150,000
It’s the B.C. tribunal’s second-highest award. The tribunal found the discrimination against the single mother was of an “unprecedented and systemic nature.”Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Despite the goals, the tribunal found social workers involved in the case “were tainted by preconceived notions and opinions about inherited from other social workers.” The mother has both Indigenous and African ancestry and is an intergenerational survivor of residential schools with disabilities stemming from trauma. She is the mother of five children, three who have complex needs and one of whom died at age five months.
Bharmal said his client had some struggles with her teenage daughter which led to the daughter reporting her to the child welfare agency.Article content Social workers treated the mother with a lingering suspicion that she was responsible for the death of her five-month-old baby, Cousineau wrote. This was despite a B.C. coroners report that found the child died of viruses for which the mother repeatedly sought medical help.
to the child welfare system to allow Indigenous communities to have control over their own child and family welfare services. The changes would also establish a new Indigenous child welfare director at the Children’s Ministry.
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