Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as the Member is aware, this is a complex issue. There are clearly more children that would be identified by social workers and child protection workers as being in need of care or in need of protection where there is not an appropriate care giver available, if there is alcohol involved, if children have been left unattended. But one of the things, as well, with the legislation we do have, we have more opportunity to work with parents where you can have initial contact with children, but you have capacity to be able to do work with families, where you have joint agreements on getting services into families and children. But the sad reality is that there is still far too high a need of children that are deemed to require the protection of the state. I will put that out there as an opening response to the Member's question. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 16th, 2003
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