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Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare InitiativePromise of Hope:Commitment to ChangeChild and Family Services in ManitobaAugust, 2001
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Vision Statement A child and family service system that recognizes and supports the rights of children to develop within safe and healthy families and communities, and recognizes that First Nations and Metis peoples have unique authority, rights and responsibilities to honour and care for their children. |
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Mission Statement To have a jointly coordinated child and family services system that recognizes the distinct rights and authorities of First Nations and Metis peoples and the general population to control and deliver their own child and family services province-wide; that is community-based; and reflects and incorporates the cultures of First Nations, Metis and the general population respectively. |
In August 2000, the Manitoba Metis Federation, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak and the Province of Manitoba began working together on a plan to restructure the child and family services system. It was agreed to collaborate in developing a plan based on the common acknowledgement that:
The Executive Committee is pleased to present "Promise of Hope: Commitment to Change". Prepared jointly by our representatives, this document describes our vision for a new and very different child and family services system.
We would like to acknowledge the major contributions made by the many agencies and individuals throughout the province who share the commitment to the well-being of children, families and communities. Their knowledge and dedication will help shape the future of child and family services in Manitoba.
The Executive Committee encourages all Manitobans to participate in a public review of "Promise of Hope: Commitment to Change". Together, we will develop a system that is more responsive to the needs of children, families and communities throughout the province.
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| Minister Tim Sale Manitoba Family Services and Housing |
Minister Eric Robinson Aboriginal and Northern Affairs |
President David Chartrand Manitoba Metis Federation |
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| Vice President Lisa Bone Manitoba Metis Federation |
Grand Chief Dennis White Bird Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs |
Grand Chief Francis Flett Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak |
Over the past year, representatives from the Manitoba Metis Federation, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, the Province, and the existing Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Child and Family Services agencies have worked closely together to examine ways to improve Manitoba's child and family services system.
Our focus has been to develop a plan for a restructured child and family services system that recognizes and respects the cultural diversity of the province's citizens, and returns to First Nations and Metis peoples the right to develop and control the delivery of their own child and family services.
As a result of this collaboration, fundamental changes to the governance system are being proposed. The most fundamental of the changes will see the Province delegate responsibility for the delivery of child and family services to four new Child and Family Services Authorities (footnote: "Authorities" is a working term to be reviewed in Phase 3.), three of which will serve the Aboriginal communities.
These four Authorities will be:
The proposed change signals a fundamental shift in government policy, unprecedented in Manitoba and Canadian history, toward involving and empowering Aboriginal peoples throughout the system.
The proposed changes will enable all parties to take a new approach to serving children, families and communities. All Manitobans will benefit from this new approach which emphasizes the value of culturally appropriate services.
The purpose of this document is to explain the plan for the new system and what it means for children and families, the staff who work in the current child and family services system, and the other agencies in the province that serve children and families.
There are many ways to learn more about the proposal
and to provide feedback. Go to Phases
and Timelines to find out how you can participate.
The new system will mean that Aboriginal children and families, no matter where they live in the province, will receive child and family services from Aboriginal agencies/offices (footnote: In the remainder of this document, "agency" will be used as an inclusive term to refer to both an agency and an office.) . These agencies will be supported by one of the three new Aboriginal Child and Family Services Authorities. The services delivered by the Aboriginal agencies and Authorities will be: - culturally appropriate; and - based on an understanding of Aboriginal families and communities.
Child and family services for non-Aboriginal families will continue to be delivered throughout Manitoba using a variety of service delivery structures.
Throughout the new system, services will strive to keep children within their families and their communities. As well, greater emphasis will be placed on delivering a more holistic range of services, with more of a focus on preventive programming.
As part of the transition, children currently in care will be transferred to the appropriate Authority. Aboriginal children and youth will have the opportunity to receive services from an Aboriginal agency. Other children and youth will continue to be served by an existing agency. The Office of the Children's Advocate will continue to assist all children and youth in ensuring their voices are heard.
Foster parents will continue to be essential resources in the new system. While changes will occur, foster parents will be given the opportunity to participate in planning for the children in their homes, and to participate in discussions regarding the licensing arrangements with agencies. It is hoped that the changes proposed to the child and family services system will encourage a greater number of Aboriginal parents to become foster parents and work with the new Aboriginal Authorities.
Coordination will be a primary feature of the new system. Coordination will ensure that child and family services are available when and where they are needed. Coordination will also make it easier for service providers to work with the new system. For example, one single Child and Family Services phone number will be established across the province as the primary first point of contact with the new system. Additionally, a committee, with senior representation from each of the Authorities, will foster system-wide cooperation and collaboration with other service systems. The members of this committee will be in a position to develop joint approaches in working with these other systems, as well as to ensure that protocols and procedures are adhered to by their respective Authorities and service agencies.
The child and family services system plays a critical role in Manitoba. The system is responsible for protecting children at risk of abuse or neglect. As well, the system is responsible for supporting and strengthening the well-being of families, particularly those experiencing difficulty in caring for their children. Currently, the responsibilities of the child and family services system are set out in two provincial Acts: The Child and Family Services Act and The Adoption Act. Under these Acts, the child and family services system is mandated to:
Protecting children and supporting families may be the most important responsibility of society. Meeting this responsibility is extremely difficult and we must continually make improvements so that we are more effective. It is widely recognized that Aboriginal peoples in Manitoba have not been well served by the mainstream child and family services system. As a result of past government policies,Aboriginal families continue to face a wide range of social problems. Mainstream child and family services interventions over the past few decades have frequently been unsuccessful in helping Aboriginal families overcome these problems, and in some cases, the interventions may have made the problems worse.
While significant reforms have been introduced in recent years, high numbers of Aboriginal children and families continue to be involved in the child and family services system. Currently, Aboriginal children make up about 21% of Manitoba's population under the age of 15 (footnote: Source: The 1996 Census of Canada), but they account for 78% of children currently in care of the overall child and family services system (footnote: Source: Data for the year 2000 from Manitoba Family Services and Housing).
The recognition of the need for major changes to the child and family services system is not new. In Manitoba, the 1991 report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry documented many serious problems in the system. The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry had been commissioned in 1988 to examine the relationship between the Aboriginal peoples of Manitoba and the justice system. The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry included an examination of the historical treatment of Aboriginal peoples by the child and family services system. The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry also reported that "tremendous advances" had been made in the delivery of child and family services for Aboriginal families living in on-reserve communities. These advances were initiated by First Nations in the early 1980s through the establishment of their own child and family services agencies. These agencies, however, only had jurisdiction on-reserve. Aboriginal children and families living off-reserve continued to be served by mainstream child and family services agencies. In the 1991 report, the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry concluded that the mainstream system did not serve Aboriginal peoples well, and recommended a number of changes:
In 1999, the Province of Manitoba announced a commitment to address the Inquiry's recommendations and consequently established the Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission. The Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission was to review the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry report, identify priority areas for government action, and advise the government on methods of implementing the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry's recommendations. In its first report to the Province, the Commission made four major recommendations, including one on child and family services:
"The Government of Manitoba seek to enter into agreement with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the Manitoba Metis Federation to develop a plan that will result in First Nations and Metis communities developing and delivering Aboriginal child welfare services. . . "
By August 2000, the Province, the Manitoba Metis Federation, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak had signed agreements establishing a joint initiative to develop a plan to:
In signing the agreements, the Province and the First Nations and Metis leaders established the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative, the process through which they would work together to develop and subsequently implement a plan to restructure the child and family services system in Manitoba.
The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative has established several committees to carry out the work. These include: Executive Committee - The most senior of these committees, made up of political leaders representing each of the signatories, is responsible for final decisions in the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative process. Joint Management Committee - Reporting to the Executive Committee, this committee is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the plan's development and implementation. Implementation Committee - This committee provides ongoing technical support to the Joint Management Committee. (Committees to be represented in a figure) All the committees have representation from each signatory, with a majority coming from the Aboriginal parties. The following vision and mission statements were adopted to guide the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative.
A child and family service system that recognizes and supports the rights of children to develop within safe and healthy families and communities, and recognizes that First Nations and Metis peoples have unique authority, rights and responsibilities to honour and care for their children.
To have a jointly coordinated child and family services system that recognizes the distinct rights and authorities of First Nations and Metis peoples and the general population to control and deliver their own child and family services province-wide; that is community-based; and reflects and incorporates the cultures of First Nations, Metis and the general population respectively.
The Joint Management Committee also established time lines for the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative based on five separate phases of work. These timelines have been revised and updated and are shown below. Phase 1: September 2000 to December 2000 - Working Groups developed proposals and recommendations for the draft plan Phase 2: January 2001 to July 2001 - Implementation Committee prepared a consolidated conceptual plan based on the Working Groups' proposals for submission to the Executive Committee Phase 3: August 2001 to December 2001 - Following public feedback, a detailed implementation plan will be developed, and initial changes can begin Phase 4: January 2002 to March 2003 - Plan substantially implemented Phase 5: April 2003 to October 2003 - Stabilization of changes implemented
The Joint Management Committee established seven Working Groups to examine different features of the child and family services system. Each of the Working Groups was also asked to develop recommendations for restructuring the system to achieve the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative's vision and mission statements. The Working Groups gathered input from a wide range of agencies, individuals and service users, from the child welfare, health, justice and education sectors. The Working Groups submitted their reports to the Joint Management Committee at the end of December 2000.
The Implementation Committee was responsible for examining over 250 recommendations made in the Working Group reports. Based on the recommendations, the Committee developed a consolidated conceptual plan for the review of the Joint Management Committee. The Implementation Committee was also responsible for preparing a plan for a feedback process through which the general public and interested groups could comment on the restructuring plan. The Joint Management Committee and the Executive Committee completed their reviews of the proposed plan for restructuring the child and family services system in July 2001. Both of these committees also approved the plan for public feedback. This document is based on the more detailed Conceptual Plan developed in Phase 2.
The following principles were used to guide the development of the Conceptual Plan:
The new proposed child and family service system fundamentally changes the relationship between the provincial government and Aboriginal peoples in terms of the delivery of child and family services. The fundamental change is for the delivery of child and family services to become much more of a shared responsibility between the Province and Aboriginal peoples. The Minister of Family Services and Housing will delegate responsibility for the management of service to First Nations (on- and off-reserve) and Metis children and families to the new Aboriginal Child and Family Services Authorities. The responsibility for management of service to other children and families will be delegated to a General Child and Family Services Authority. The new Authorities will be:
As in the current system, the Province will maintain ultimate responsibility for the safety and protection of children in Manitoba, and for the overall child and family services system. However, in the proposed system, each Authority will have significant rights and responsibilities granted by the Minister and recognized in new child and family services legislation. Each Authority will also receive funding approved by the Province to meet its delegated responsibilities. To encourage community involvement, responsibility for service development and provision will rest with agencies. The Authorities will mandate and fund child and family services agencies to meet this responsibility (this power currently is held exclusively by the Province). The Authorities can set their own service standards to supplement provincial standards. Authorities will be the primary liaison between agencies and the Province. Agencies will be directly accountable to the Authorities, which act on behalf of their peoples, as well as to the Minister. Discussions are underway with the Office of the Children's Advocate about how it can best fulfill its role in the new system.
The following objectives have been established to guide the development and delivery of services in the new system:
Agencies will continue to have the primary responsibility for the design and delivery of the following services and programs: (footnote: In consultation with agencies, Authorities also will have the ability to develop and deliver services, where this is appropriate.)
Programs targeted specifically for families and children at risk which are designed to prevent children from needing to come into care. This will include programs that build community capacity, prevention and early intervention programs, information and public education, referral and linkage to other community resources;
Services such as homemaker and respite provided to families at risk that seek these services on a voluntary basis. This includes alternative programs offered by agencies, as well as other measures (e.g., Voluntary Placement Agreements);
Services to children and families at risk (where such services are not sought voluntarily) as set out in legislation. The legislation will provide for a range of interventions, including homemaker, parent aide, and respite services. This may include mandatory participation by a family in the alternative programs that are offered. While respecting provincial standards, Authorities and agencies/offices will determine the nature and type of protection services;
Investigation of child abuse allegations in a manner consistent with the legislation. Due to the multi-disciplinary approach required in abuse investigations, the Authorities will work with the Province, the police and medical staff to develop protocols for use in all investigations. Authorities may establish joint investigative teams, particularly in Winnipeg; and Services to children in care Services to children in care as set out in legislation and in a manner considered appropriate by the Authorities and their agencies. These services include foster homes and out-of-home residential care and treatment programs, as well as adoption and permanency planning.
The new system addresses many limitations of the current child and family services system, but it also creates a new set of challenges.
The challenges relate to the fact that the new proposed system is based on "concurrent jurisdiction". Concurrent jurisdiction means that all four Authorities, and the many agencies operating through them, will have responsibility over the same geographical area (the entire province) at the same time. This will be a major change from the current system of geographic jurisdiction in which only one child and family services agency has responsibility in any given location in the province.
For example, under the current system, Winnipeg Child and Family Services is responsible for providing services to all children and families living in Winnipeg. Under the new system, any of the Authorities and their agencies could be responsible for providing service in Winnipeg, depending on the cultural background of the child and family requiring assistance.
The primary challenge of concurrent jurisdiction is to coordinate service delivery among the four Authorities. It is essential that all people receive services in a timely and effective way and that no child is left at risk.
A number of new structures and arrangements will provide for coordination across the system:
A cooperatively managed Joint Intake Response Unit will be established as the primary first point of contact with the child and family services system. The Joint Intake Response Unit will operate a common Child and Family Services phone number across the whole province, taking calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anyone who needs to call child and family services will simply call that one number. All calls to the Joint Intake Response Unit will be answered by highly qualified staff.
The Joint Intake Response Unit will provide a 24-hour intake service that will connect people with appropriate services, with a focus on strengthening families and finding alternatives to child apprehension. The unit will conduct initial assessments and support families in securing the most appropriate service available (both child and family services and other community resources). For non-emergency calls, Joint Intake Response Unit staff will help callers with their inquiry directly, or refer them to an appropriate agency or service (either a Child and Family Services Authority, or other community services and resources).
The Joint Intake Response Unit will also respond to emergency situations. For emergency calls from Winnipeg, Joint Intake Response Unit staff will provide an immediate response. For emergency calls outside Winnipeg, Joint Intake Response Unit staff will immediately send staff from a designated agency in the caller's area to respond to the emergency.
People already familiar with an agency or service could still call the agency or service directly. To avoid confusion, however, only the common Child and Family Service phone number will be advertised to the general public.
Prior to new cases being assigned, Joint Intake Response Unit or agencies contacted directly will be responsible for Authority determination (see next page).
The four Authorities will jointly manage the Joint Intake Response Unit, but one mutually determined Authority will be contracted to be the employer and day-to-day administrator of the service. The funding for the Joint Intake Response Unit will be based on an annual plan and approved budget. The four Authorities will share the costs for these services equitably.
A central objective of the new system is to ensure that people receive services through the most culturally appropriate Authority.
To provide for this, all families and children involved with child and family services for the first time will be guided through a common Authority determination process that will stream them to the appropriate Authority. The "streaming process" is based on the belief that, in general, families will want to receive services through the Authority with which they most closely identify.
The streaming process will be based on asking people a series of questions. First Nations persons registered as an "Indian" within the meaning of the Indian Act will be streamed to the appropriate First Nations Child and Family Services Authority. Metis persons and Inuit persons will be streamed to the Metis Authority. Non-Status persons will also be streamed to the Metis Authority with some exceptions. The exceptions are:
How these persons will be identified and what questions will be asked is a Phase 3 task.
Other persons will be streamed to the General Child and Family Services Authority. Within the General Child and Family Services Authority, Jewish people will be streamed to Jewish Child and Family Services.
The process will be respectful and simple and could be completed in a few minutes. The same process will be used throughout the new service system. In a crisis or emergency, the streaming process will be used only after immediate needs are met and the safety of the child is ensured.
The streaming process to be developed will also be able to respond to situations when family members identify with cultures served by different Authorities, or, when information is unavailable on the cultural background of the family and/or child.
Early after initial intake, families and/or children can choose to be served by an Authority other than the one to which they would otherwise be streamed. Choice will be exercised through an established process involving the relevant Authorities and the family and/or child. The new system will also respect a family's and/or child's choice to be served by a different agency within one of the Authorities.
Families and/or children will be able to request a change in either agency or Authority even after they have been involved in the child and family services system for some time. In this case, however, families will be responsible for demonstrating why a change will be in the best interest of the child or children involved.
Since decisions related to the child and family services system need to be based on the best interest of children, supports will be provided to families and/or children wishing to exercise choice to enable them to make informed decisions.
Finally, the new system will have safeguards to ensure that children remain connected to their culture when a family and/or child chooses to be served by a different Authority.
An Executive Support Unit will be established to act on behalf of the Province of Manitoba in meeting its responsibilities. The Executive Support Unit will oversee the establishment of system-wide standards and ensure compliance with these standards. The Executive Support Unit will also work with and provide supports to each of the Authorities.
Management information systems will be implemented to allow all Authorities and child and family services agencies to make use of the recent advances in electronic communications and information exchange. The Authorities and agencies will require access to technology to be able to communicate and exchange information through linked, computer-based record-keeping systems.
For example, management information systems will enable staff to check whether a family or child has had previous involvement with the child and family services system, and will facilitate the transfer of cases after initial intake.
Confidentiality and security issues will be of primary concern for the design of the system. To protect sensitive and confidential information, the systems will ensure access only to authorized users.
An essential feature of the systems will be a set of common registries. These will include:
Identification of additional registries will be required and ongoing.
The Standing Committee will facilitate collaboration and cooperation at the executive level of the new Child and Family Services Authorities. The membership of the Standing Committee will be comprised of:
The purpose of the Committee will be to provide a forum for ongoing communication at the most senior staff level among the Authorities and the Province (represented by the Executive Support Unit). Committee members will meet to address system-wide issues. The Standing Committee will also be pivotal in promoting cooperation and collaboration with other governmental systems, working in such areas as education, justice, health and housing. The members of the Standing Committee will be in a position to develop joint approaches in working with these other systems. They will ensure that jointly developed protocols and procedures are adhered to by their respective Authority and service agencies.
The Leadership Council will facilitate ongoing and effective collaboration among the Province and Aboriginal leaders.
The Leadership Council will be comprised of political leaders from the First Nations, Metis, and the Provincial Government. The Council will provide a forum for "government-to-government" discussions surrounding child and family services issues. Aboriginal leadership will provide advice to the Provincial Government or the Minister may seek direction and input from them.
The purpose and principles of this body are to be included in the new child and family services legislation.
The current child and family services system is governed by The Child and Family Services Act and The Adoption Act. Changes to these Acts or new enabling legislation will need to be drafted to govern the new system. The amended or new legislation to be drafted and considered by the Legislative Assembly will include the following related changes in the administration and governance of the child and family services system:
Work on these and other legislative changes will begin in Phase 3.
While the new system will not be fully implemented until October 2003, the transfer of responsibility for services will begin much earlier. Current timelines may see transfers begin as early as January 2002, after the completion of the public feedback process and detailed planning activities in Phase 3.
Responsibility for services to children and families already receiving services through the child and family services system will be assigned based on the same "streaming process" to be used for those becoming involved in the system for the first time (see page 18). Families and/or children will also have the option of choosing to be served by an Authority other than the one to which otherwise they would have been streamed.
However, the actual transfer of responsibility of these services will proceed according to the ability of newly created Authorities and/or their agencies to take over this responsibility. The transfer of funding and human resources will be critical to the readiness of the newly created Authorities and/or their agencies (see next two pages). Until the receiving Authority and/or its agencies are ready, services will continue to be provided by the existing service provider.
A key concern in the transfer of responsibility for services will be to ensure that it is done in a way that is least disruptive to children and families who are involved in the child and family services system and ensures the safety of children at all times.
Detailed planning for the transfer of service will occur in Phase 3. Planning will also include focus on the transfer of three other types of services:
The new system will require a transition towards a culturally competent workforce. This transition will create the need to train and hire more Aboriginal people to work in the child and family services system.
A preliminary plan has been developed to provide for this transition respecting
A workforce adjustment strategy is an important part of this plan. The strategy will see experienced and skilled workers in the mainstream child and family services system seconded to the three Aboriginal Child and Family Services Authorities and their affiliated agencies until a greater number of qualified Aboriginal people are ready to fill these positions.
In order to respect the collective agreements of the existing workforce, the Province has made the commitment to assume full responsibility for ensuring reasonable employment offers are made to existing regular child and family services employees who are affected by transition to the new child and family services system. Under the proposed plan, First Nations and Metis Authorities will have the option to offer permanent employment to seconded employees but will be under no obligation to do so. Those employees returning from secondments with the Aboriginal Authorities will be employed with the General Authority, within the provincial civil service, or with other employers.
Under the plan, an inventory of existing human resources available to the child and family services system will be developed along with detailed workforce projections by each of the Authorities. This information will be used as the basis to develop and implement new and expanded training programs with various educational institutions. These programs will place an emphasis on:
New funding arrangements will be required to support the new child and family services system. The new funding arrangements will be designed to achieve the following goals:
The development of these new funding arrangements will require careful consideration and will be established by October 2003. During the transitional period, the reallocation of resources will be proportional to the work (e.g., number of cases) being transferred. Key features of the transition will include:
Additional one-time only funding will be required to cover a variety of developmental and transitional costs. These could include such things as training and other human resource initiatives, transfer of case loads, and a range of administrative costs.
All parties to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry – Child Welfare Initiative have also made a commitment to a joint examination of the continued suitability of current resources available to support the child and family services system.
The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative deals with the full range of services provided under the Acts. Programs and services that are currently being managed and provided by the existing child and family services agencies and the Province's regional offices, including the level of provincial funding support, are the principle focus of the Province's commitment to restructuring the system.
However, it is acknowledged that there is a broader array of programs and services that are of great importance and are of particular significance to Aboriginal children and families but fall outside the current responsibility and management of child and family services agencies.
Following agreement on the detailed implementation plan for the restructured system (to be developed in Phase 3), the Province will begin discussions with the Authorities in regard to residential resources operated by external agencies to support children who are not living with their families. Children are placed in the resources because they are experiencing serious psychological, emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Currently, the Department of Family Services and Housing manages decisions and the considerable financial resources required to place children in these residential care facilities. Aboriginal peoples have consistently expressed their concerns regarding the continuing relevance, cultural appropriateness and cost-effectiveness of these services, and have recommended that major structural changes be made to these programs.
The Province, First Nations and Metis are committed to working together by engaging in timely discussions with service providers once the implementation process is well underway. It is reasonable to expect that these discussions will lead, in all likelihood, to new organizational and funding relationships, which more closely reflect the cultural priorities and service objectives of the proposed new Authorities.
Come to one of the town hall meetings being held throughout the province. Each meeting will include a presentation on the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiaitive. Individuals and groups can make presentations at the town halls. Pre-registration is not required, but is recommended to ensure that time is available for each presentation. Each town hall will include a question and answer period, as well as an "open floor" for anyone interested in providing additional feedback. Watch for dates and times to be advertised, or call 945-1183, outside Winnipeg 1-866-300-7503. Please call 945-1183 (1-866-300-7503 toll-free) at least five days before the meeting you plan to attend if you want to:
Provide your feedback in a letter or a written submission. Send your written feedback to:
Aboriginal Justice Inquiry – Child Welfare Initiative
c/o 216 - 114 Garry Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4V4
All written submissions should be received by September 30, 2001.
Send your feedback by e-mail to the following address: ajicwi@gov.mb.ca All email submissions should be received by September 30, 2001.
Visit our web site to view more information on the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry – Child Welfare Initiative and the public feedback process. Please go to:http://www.aji-cwi.mb.ca
Got a question? Want more information? Please call our Central Information Line. In Winnipeg call: 945-1183 Outside Winnipeg call toll-free: 1-866-300-7503 3.
Want to speak with any of the parties involved in the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative? Please call them directly.
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