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Parents Demand Accountability in Children's Aid; Parents Demand Accountability in CAS
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Parents Demand Accountability in Children's Aid
As Brantford CAS Votes to Strike, Parents Raise Issues of Concern

© Angela Browne
Jun 23, 2009
In May 2009, Children's Aid Workers voted to strike to improve pay and working conditions. However, they are asking taxpayers to cover legal fees when parents sue them.

In May 2009, workers at the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) in Brantford threatened job action against their employer because they wanted improved pay and working conditions; however, they also wanted taxpayers to cover them against an increasing number of civil suits filed against them by families affected by their work. Traditionally, children’s aid societies indemnify workers against criminal charges filed against them, but not civil suits. On May 8th and May 22nd, 2009, a number of parents protested outside the CAS offices and the offices of their local Member of Provincial Parliament to raise the issue of accountability.
Children's Aid Societies Perceived to Hold Substantial Power but Lack Accountability

This story is the tip of the iceberg on the whole issue of accountability in Ontario’s child protection agencies and the employees they hire to ensure the safety of our most precious resource: our children. Those calling for accountability are not asking for child protection agencies to disappear or be shut down, but are instead asking for greater accountability and transparency with respect to the way these agencies do their work.

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