Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  One thing I would say is very important is that we don't ask on forms within government if a child is indigenous or Inuit. We really need to go back and ask those questions of both the parents. If one parent is Inuit, then that should cue social workers to make an application or

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We're probably a little more fortunate than some other Inuit regions, in that we have a memorandum of understanding with the Newfoundland and Labrador government around some data sharing. With the new review we've just completed with the child and youth advocate, a lot of that da

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think I would amend it so that there is an element of preventing children from coming into care, as opposed to just dealing with children once they enter the child welfare system as children in care. I can tell you very simply, the program that we have in place costs about $300

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay, thanks. It's felt that by providing direct services into homes, families can stay together, and fewer children will come into care. My last point is that any legislation must come into effect with appropriate financial resources to make it effective. This doesn't necessar

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm here today to provide a few thoughts on Bill C-92, and provide a perspective as a professional who's worked in the field for more than 30 years in both child welfare and mental health, and for the past 15 years as deputy minister of the Department of Health and Social Develop

Status of Women committee  There are two things. I'll go back to some of the comments I made. Education is key. From the fund that other people have talked about, we got some funding to develop a program, Boys to Men, where we educated boys, 10- to 13-year-olds, around respect for women, healthy relationsh

Status of Women committee  All right. I'm Michelle Kinney and I'm the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development for the Nunatsiavut government. We basically provide services in five Inuit communities in northern Labrador, all of which are isolated, as Joanne said in her previous comments about the

Status of Women committee  This is Michelle Kinney.