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La Prairie said in his ruling that the children were tortured, starved and forced to eat their own feces, vomit and dog food. “We will address all recommendations to improve the safety of children and youth in care,” she said.Ĭontent warning: material that some may find disturbing follows. She did not comment on the calls for her resignation. “I am heartbroken at what these children endured and I extend our deepest apologies and condolences to the family, friends and communities that have been impacted by this tragedy, including Indigenous Peoples across the province who have experienced and continue to experience the trauma of a broken child-welfare system,” she said.ĭean said the ministry is “fully supportive” of the representative’s investigation. She vowed to make necessary systemic changes, including helping nations gain jurisdiction and provide services to First Nation children. “I will do everything in my power as representative to ensure that we learn what happened and, most significantly, what needs to be done to ensure that the system is transformed so that this does not happen to any child, anywhere in this province, again.”ĭean declined an interview, but said in a statement Monday that the government “failed at every level” in this case. “This is an unbelievably tragic story, and one that has frankly brought me to my knees as I try to imagine what this child, and their siblings, experienced,” she said in a statement Monday.

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Jennifer Charlesworth, B.C.’s representative for children and youth, said her office is conducting a full investigation into the case, calling it “one of the most egregious situations” she had ever seen in the 46 years she has spent helping children. “Every time we ask for accountability, nothing happens and so maybe there needs to be a change in the leadership within that ministry,” she said.ī.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth. The First Nations Leadership Council said Monday there has been an “ongoing lack of accountability” by the ministry in response to the case and it is calling for minister Mitzi Dean’s resignation and for the province to work with First Nations to eradicate the mistreatment of Indigenous children in care.Ĭheryl Casimer, who’s on the political executive at First Nations Summit, said in an interview Monday that this is not an isolated incident and the group’s goal is for the government to take responsibility for its role in the case. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.Westcoast Homes & Design Previous Issues.

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