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More Power for Children's Aid
May 7, 2004 permalink
Ontario's new Liberal government has already appropriated more money for Children's Aid, now they are giving them more power as well. For years, foster children enmeshed in unwanted 'care' have been able to return to their parents at age 16. Now they will have to wait two more years.
Here is the short article from the Globe and Mail:
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Children's aid societies may get more authority
Toronto -- Ontario is considering increasing the authority of children's aid societies so that they have the power to take children from age 16 to 18 out of prostitution, Children's Services Minister Marie Bountrogianni said yesterday.
"If they're 16 and find themselves being sexually exploited, the police can step in, but not children's aid," Ms. Bountrogianni said.
As part of a review of the province's children's aid societies, Ms. Bountrogianni said the government is also looking at whether children's aid should have authority over children as wards of the province until they turn 18. The present cutoff is 16. CP
