Laws of Matriarch

Hello, I wanted to share an update about my grandson, Angel. Recently, the daycare worker experienced a fire alarm on the weekend and realized she could not carry Angel down 19 flights of stairs in an emergency. She has two other children in her care, and safety is her priority.  Because of this, I need to find another daycare for him starting in September, and it’s proving to be a very difficult task. With the high cost of rent in Vancouver, many daycares are shutting down or moving out of the city, making it even harder for families like mine to find reliable care. In a recent email from T, the daycare worker, she expressed how much she has enjoyed having Angel at Sunny Family Childcare. However, she confirmed that she cannot continue to provide childcare after August 31, 2016, due to safety concerns. She mentioned, “I cannot carry him 19 floors down in case of an emergency when the elevators are not in use, especially since he is not yet walking or able to stand by himself.”...

Why is Christy Clark still forcing child protection on all families? My grandson was born in June 2015, and ever since then, I’ve been navigating the arduous process with the Aboriginal Delegated Agency. It feels like a never-ending battle. Under the Child in Home of a Relative program, children would usually return to their families within months by going through the Family Law Act, often with just two court appearances. Childcare was covered, children received CIHR support, and child tax benefits were accessible. But now, every child who has family they can live with is forced into the child protection process. This means more expensive hours in court, and for many children, it takes a year or even two before they can return to their families—if they’re lucky. It also means high foster care costs for the Ministry. The ministry has a long list of requirements that must be met before any home can be approved. These lists are often put together by nurses and social workers, creating a m...