One of the first jobs I had was in 1986 at the Ma Mawi Centre in the city of Winnipeg. I'm not sure if you're familiar with it. The child welfare system back then, in 1986, was in disarray.
It hasn't gotten any better in Manitoba, regardless of who's elected. In fact, currently there are 12,000 children in care in Manitoba, which I believe is a historical record high. Many people are saying that the system is broken, that it needs to be reworked, and that there are actually incentives to apprehend children.
Will more money for a broken system solve that problem, or do we have to structurally rethink how child welfare is delivered?