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Irwin Elman

@irwinelman

| Fellow, Laidlaw Foundation of Ontario | Ontario Child Advocate 2008-2019 | Officer of the Order of Canada /Husband, Dad

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Glad the Ombudman of Ontario finally forced to come out of hiding after 7 years to say something. thestar.com/news/investiga…

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'Heartbreaking decision' — Windsor MPP says Ontario failing parents forced to give up kids windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

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' I am grateful that more people are speaking out. More funding is needed immediately to stop the bleeding but only fundamental systemic change can cure this crisis Heartbreaking decision' — Windsor parents forced to give up kids | Windsor Star windsorstar.com/news/local-new…

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With the Doug Ford govt feeling it can educate and support students better than School Boards how long until they decide they can protect children better than CASs? Ontario is the only Prov where child protection system is not direct operated by govt.

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“The Minister is the point person under the CYFSA. The Minister held Jade’s life in his hands. The Minister let it slip through his fingers” theelman.com/index.php/2025…

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Irwin Elman Doug Ford Declare a child dying every 3 days an epidemic in #Ontario - a manmade emergency. In B(R) v. Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, [1995] 1 SCR 315, the Supreme Court said state intervention is justified when decisions risk a child’s health/life.

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Since the full scale invasion of Ukraine 400,000 Ukrainians have died and at least 700,000 Russian soldiers. Ukraine lost 2 million children to Russian occupation, displacement to countries globally,children captured and apprehended by Russia. Source The Guardian Staggering

Since  the full scale invasion of Ukraine 400,000 Ukrainians have died and at least 700,000 Russian soldiers.  
Ukraine lost 2 million children to Russian occupation, displacement to countries globally,children captured and apprehended by Russia. Source The Guardian 

Staggering
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The calls have been growing for months and months. The Minister Michael Parsa and government held this child’s life and many others in their hands. They let those lives slip through their fingers.

The calls have been growing for months and months.

The Minister <a href="/MichaelParsa/">Michael Parsa</a> and government held this child’s life and many others in their hands.  They let those lives slip through their fingers.
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Irwin Elman Michael Parsa This province needs a Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth. One that has the power to refer matters to police when crimes are alleged and not investigated.

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The use of these unlicensed placements is risking of children The leaking of the “confidential” document is just more of the dance between OACAS and Doug Ford with neither side admitting fundamental change is needed thestar.com/news/investiga…

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The use of these unlicensed placements is risking the lives of children The leaking of the “confidential” document is just more of the dance between OACAS and Doug Ford with neither side admitting fundamental change is needed thestar.com/news/investiga…

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Whatever the outcome of today’s Fed govt meeting with Indigenous leadership remember that the 10th anniversary of the TRC calls to action is on Dec 15. A decade and not one call related to children is complete. 10 years. It’s why “trust us” just doesn’t cut it.

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Unconscionable… Doug Ford axed the Independent Child Advocate in 2018 and this is the road he set us on. Children in care are our collective responsibility. The Ford Government has knowingly failed too many of the most vulnerable children in our province.