In the November 3 episode of DiggstownCBC, the show’s creators zero in on birth alerts, a controversial practice that often results in the seizure of the baby from an expectant mother without consent.
’s Amber Sekowan-Daniels, an Oji-Cree writer and filmmaker, pitched the idea for a storyline on birth alerts after hearing conversations about the policy in her home province of Manitoba, sparking a desire to shed light on the issue.
“I am certain there are people in my family who have been impacted by this,” says Kane. “But it’s something that I didn’t understand was a formalized policy until we started getting into the episode.” “When this practice happens, the women who this happens to are embarrassed, so they don’t talk about it with colleagues or with friends, because the system is set up to make you feel embarrassed,” she says. “So here finally was a moment in their life [where they felt], ‘We’re not wrong.’”
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