How else do I say it? I mean, aren't they the “go-to”? The buck stops at the top. I would argue that, perhaps, the individuals consulting to get their on-the-ground information have vested interests in supporting their own businesses or the funding they receive.
I think there's a desperate need in Canada and Canadian culture, in general, for a persona of “We're all nice, and we're all about the best interests of everybody else.” However, I'm not sure that's as true now as it was 50 years ago. Perhaps we need to look back to see how to get back some of the Canadian values we had decades ago, when we really did care about our neighbours and children.
My experience is this. I've been told to mind my own business by other parents whose children were doing fine in the gym. When I started speaking out on behalf of other children I saw in peril at the gymnastics club—not my daughter, because she was doing fine, at the time—they told me to mind my own business.
I think it still takes a village to protect children.