Indigenous collective calls for reform of Halton CAS, other societies 2 years after Ontario boy’s death – CBC

Sep 04, 2024

Collective discussed changes with Halton CAS after 12-year-old’s death in 2022

A group of Indigenous advocates is calling for reform in the child protection system, including at the Halton Children’s Aid Society (Halton CAS) where there will soon be a change in leadership, two years after the death of a 12-year-old boy in Ontario who was in its care.

“For far too long, Indigenous ways and traditions within child welfare practices have been denied,” making the system unsafe for Indigenous children, Sherry Saevil, a Halton resident and member of the collective, told reporters on Aug. 28 outside the southern Ontario region’s CAS building in Burlington.

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