There’s a rally in Walkerton today calling for more accountability of Ontario’s 53 Children’s Aid Societies.
The rally goes from 11 AM until 4:30 PM at the Bruce Children’s Aid Society office at 5 McGivern St in Walkerton.
“Voices of Innocent Families of Ontario” is putting it on and Founder Lillian Sorko says the protest regards Bill 183.
Sorko says they would like to see some expansion of the current Ombudsman’s oversight.
An Ombudsman’s report showed that from 2005 to 2010 — 2201 complaints were filled against Children’s Aid Societies in Ontario.
Sorko wants the province and the Ministry of Child and Youth Services to take responsibility of the actions of the Children Aid Societies to hold them accountable.
Sorko add’s that Ontario is the only Province in Canada without independent Ombudsman oversight of its CAS’s.
