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 PAPA People Assisting Parents Association

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Our Policy

PAPA People Assisting Parents Association provides free charitable services to support parents with child(ren) unjustly removed or are under unfair scrutiny or over investigation of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). Please be advised that:

  1. any person who approaches us will NOT be required to donate any money or to join our membership as conditions to receive services;
  2. we will NOT advocate return of children if there are valid reason(s) to believe that children will be unsafe in the custody of their parents.

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It is important that you read this whole page before applying.

What We Cannot Do
  1. give any legal advice;
  2. provide any counseling service;
  3. represent you in any legal proceedings;
  4. assist you in any way against the law in Canada;
  5. provide an opinion that you could use in court;
  6. help you to locate the foster home where your children are held;
  7. give any character reference.
What We Can Do
  1. provide emotional and peer support;
  2. arrange meetings or connections with other parents who have received services from the MCFD to share experience and to exchange opinions;
  3. direct you to get information which may be of interest to you;
  4. appear in court and meetings with politicians, Ombudsman to show support as an observer;
  5. refer you to other support groups;
  6. assist you to go public.
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Warning to Those Who Want to Go Public

Success of the "child protection" industry relies on secrecy, silence of victims (parents and children), fear of retaliation, public ignorance and apathy, blind faith in government and judiciary. Some parents are warned not to go public under the implied threat of further retaliation. The video on the left speaks to this effect.

Many parents who approached us for help wanted to go public to air the abuse of authority and the harm of state-sponsored child removal on families and children. We strongly suggest that parents with an open file should not go public. It is likely that such effort will attract retaliation (please watch the video on the top left hand corner of this page). There is little the media or the public could do to protect you and your children. We are not suggesting that oppressed parents should not go public. They should later but not when there is an open case. Going public prematurely is unwise and may not serve the purpose of bringing your children home well.

The pros and cons below may assist you to make an informed decision.

Pros

Cons

  1. From a macro perspective, it is good to educate the public to support effort on building a safer and better future for families and children.
  2. Parents may feel good by going public after losing their children and/or taking abuse from the authority.
  3. Parents may receive emotional and/or financial support from the community.
  4. Parents may receive pro bono service from professionals.
  1. Parents and your children may draw unwanted attention from the media and society.
  2. It is likely that going public will attract retaliation from parties who benefit from the "child protection" industry.
  3. Going public is an emotionally draining exercise and may backfire if parents deliver the wrong message or give some self-incriminating information.

Be mindful that:

  • Most Canadians do not have knowledge and experience with the "child protection" industry. To many, if not most, of them, messages parents want to deliver by going public are absurd and unbelievable. There is a good chance that parents are perceived as mudslinging or exaggerating.
  • The return of your children does not depend on a democratic exercise. The public opinion seldom matters.

Notice

All applications are subject to our approval. We reserve the right to terminate support and service anytime at our sole discretion. We do not advocate for parents who have abused their children in ways defined in Section 13 of the Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA) as follows:

  1. if the child has been, or is likely to be, physically harmed by the child's parent;
  2. if the child has been, or is likely to be, sexually abused or exploited by the child's parent;
  3. if the child has been, or is likely to be, physically harmed, sexually abused or sexually exploited by another person and if the child's parent is unwilling or unable to protect the child;
  4. if the child has been, or is likely to be, physically harmed because of neglect by the child's parent;
  5. if the child is emotionally harmed by the parent's conduct;
  6. if the child is deprived of necessary health care;
  7. if the child's development is likely to be seriously impaired by a treatable condition and the child's parent refuses to provide or consent to treatment;
  8. if the child's parent is unable or unwilling to care for the child and has not made adequate provision for the child's care;
  9. if the child is or has been absent from home in circumstances that endanger the child's safety or well-being;
  10. if the child's parent is dead and adequate provision has not been made for the child's care;
  11. if the child has been abandoned and adequate provision has not been made for the child's care;
  12. if the child is in the care of a director or another person by agreement and the child's parent is unwilling or unable to resume care when the agreement is no longer in force.

Sub-section 13(2) states that "a child is emotionally harmed if the child demonstrates severe

  1. anxiety,
  2. depression,
  3. withdrawal, or
  4. self-destructive or aggressive behavior.

Sub-section 13(1.1) states that "a child has been or is likely to be sexually abused' or sexually exploited' if the child has been, or is likely to be,

  1. encouraged or helped to engage in prostitution, or
  2. coerced or inveigled into engaging in prostitution.

Warning to All Applicants

Section 14 of the CFCSA stipulates that a person who has reason to believe that a child needs protection under section 13 (above) must promptly report the matter to a director or a person designated by a director.

If you provide information suggesting that your child(ren) needs protection, we are obliged by law to report this to the MCFD and we will. Should this be our case, please stop and do NOT proceed any further.

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By pressing the "Apply" button below, you certify that:

  1. you have not abused your children as defined by law;
  2. the information provided is true, accurate and complete;
  3. there is no reason in the information provided for its readers to believe that child protection is needed;
  4. intervention from the MCFD is unfair and unjustified.

           

[This page was added on July 10, 2010, last revised on April 14, 2011.]