Rally for Bill 110

September 27, 2012 permalink

Bill 110 providing for ombudsman oversight of Ontario's children's aid societies was scheduled for second reading today, but it was postponed by other business in the parliament. Many who came from far out of town to be present in the legislature instead conducted a rally at Queens Park. Here are some photos: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [MPP Steve Clark] [8]

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Neil Haskett captured this video report by Delaney Windigo of APTN (mp4).

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Pat Niagara created a rally video, found on YouTube or our local copy (mp4). This is a long one, an hour and twenty minutes. Following five MPPs in the first two minutes, several speakers contributed their advice and experience. The numbers are starting time in minutes.

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Cindy Forster, MPP Welland (NDP) Monique Taylor, MPP Hamilton Mountain (NDP) Steve Clark, MPP Leeds-Grenville (PC) John Vanthof, MPP Timiskaming-Cochrane (NDP) Catherine Fife, MPP Kitchener-Waterloo (NDP)

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Neil Haskett Acts as emcee.

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Monique Taylor, MPP Hamilton Mountain (NDP) Thanks supports for making her work possible.

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Maureen Fennelly Tells how CAS attacks a mother who stays with a man.

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Chris York Summarizes the minority-government politics that make passage of bill 110 possible.

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Lillian Christine Sorko
introduces Beaudry and Thunderbird

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Marjorie Beaudry Grandmother of Malachi Beaudry, who died in CAS custody.

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Eve Thunderbird Cousin of Mona Redbreast, who died running away from CAS at age 14.

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Lillian Christine Sorko

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Shinette (no spelling given) Caribbean immigrant tells of the loss of her own children to CAS.

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Bobbie Gellner Tells the Baby Cassidy story. Mother Jessica Pelissero standing beside Bobbie is reduced to tears. Then the story of Wes and Cassandra with son Pearson Robillard standing present. CAS took three children, left mom and dad the other three.

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Vernon Beck Tells of Canada Court Watch.

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John Fox Extemporaneous talk including his experience with a social worker prying into his family at the birth of his own baby.

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Marjorie Beaudry Discussion of aboriginal family conditions.

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Lillian Christine Sorko

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Chris York Discusses opposition methods. While not a lawyer, he maps out a legal strategy to be used by a CAS client or his lawyer to defeat children's aid in the courtroom.

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Kim Shook Lillian Christine Sorko Talking about their own cases with CAS.

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Helmi Charif NDP candidate for Windsor West.

The success of the campaign for oversight is apparent in the turnout of MPPs, who now take the issue seriously.