Our under- each incident involving children and youth in standing of the specific and broad circumstances care that comes to the attention of the Advocacy surrounding the deaths of children and youth in Office by engaging with and listening directly. [...] One aspect of our responsibility is to do what we can to assist and work with others, including children and youth in care themselves, to ensure that the number of deaths decreases, and to put in place programs and strategies with that purpose Irwin Elman for the long term. [...] The amend- to the Coroner and provided to the Ministry. [...] These ment would ensure that information sought in the are obviously very critical documents for the under- court motion would be available to our Office as standing of the events leading to the death of the child of right. [...] Bill 103 proposed amendments At the time of the writing of this report, the good news to the Child and Family Services Act and unrelated is that we are near agreement on draft protocol changes to our statute, the Provincial Advocate for with the Ministry.
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