Thank you, Mr. Chairman. An example I will give you is I worked for the department about 20 years ago, but I was one of the lucky people who went through the whole program and I ended up with my child welfare worker papers at the time. As long as I worked there, I had three other workers working with me and they didn't have that paper to go and confiscate children. It's sad to say, when you get a complaint you have to go to the home communities and you have to have the papers to confiscate children. If you don't have that paper in the smaller communities, you have to have the RCMP there with you. I want to make sure these people in the small communities can have the option to get the papers to ensure they can go to the homes and investigate the situations. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Calvin Pokiak on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 17th, 2005
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