In tribute to Ray Ferris I will be re-posting some of his insightful and helpful articles.
this one originally posted February 12, 2012
DOES THE GOVERNMENT REALLY WANT OUR INPUT?
this one originally posted February 12, 2012
DOES THE GOVERNMENT REALLY WANT OUR INPUT?
by Ray Ferris
author of the book “The Art of Child Protection.”
“Some time ago submissions were invited to the provincial standing interparty committee on the representative for children and youth. It is this committee which selected Ms. Turpel-Lafond and with whom she dialogues and to whom she reports. I made a fairly long submission and copied the minister, and deputy minister. In it I used the Bayne case to illustrate some of the serious flaws in the protection services and to suggest some remedies. I emphasized that I was not advocating for the Bayne case, but simply using the Baynes to illustrate some of the problems. Even before submissions had been invited, I had sent a similar letter to the minister and the deputy minister. I eventually got a reply.
