B.C. Children's Ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed, ombudsperson says
Chalke says the situation is fundamental, B.C. made a mistake, so it should fix it, and he’s troubled the ministry isn’t stepping up to do that
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Chalke says the situation is fundamental, B.C. made a mistake, so it should fix it, and he’s troubled the ministry isn’t stepping up to do that
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VICTORIA — British Columbia's government is refusing to pay a young woman for its own mistakes and the provincial ombudsperson says she may not be the only one harmed.
VICTORIA - The refusal by the British Columbia government to compensate a young woman for its mistakes deeply disappoints the provincial ombudsperson, who says the former foster child may not be the only one harmed.
The Ministry of Children and Family Development rejects three of the report's five recommendations, which is troubling to the ombudsperson.