>Date Tue, Sept 10, 1996
>From: Roy Kading 
>To: Jim Kelly 
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Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Please distribute freely to all those you feel would be interested in the 
following message:
We ask for support of all organizations by making written presentations to 
this committe on behalf of all birthparents and adoptees living in other 
provinces of Canada, and in other countries.  These hearings will hopefully 
lead to major changes in the Child and Family Services Act, and bring 
Manitoba laws in line with the more advanced thinking in post-adoption reform 
 that has taken place in other provinces, i.e. British Columbia, Alberta and 
Saskatchewan in the past year.
The Government of Manitoba will be holding  public hearings to receive 
presentations regarding changes to the Manitoba Child and Family Services 
Act.   Hearings will be held in The Pas September 27 & 28, Brandon October 4, 
Portage La Prairie October 5, Thompson October 11 & 12,Winnipeg October 15, 
16, 17, 21, and 22, Dauphin October 18, Morden October 25, and Selkirk 
November 1.
We are very concerned that most of the discussion at these hearings will be 
from people more concerned with child placement, special needs children, 
abuse, fostering, etc., and not with the items contained in Part V of the act 
pertaining to post adoptions, and changes to the act affecting adult 
adoptees, and birthparents.  If you have any questions be sure and telephone 
(204) 945-6964 or 1-800-282-8060.
Your support in this matter is extremely important if we are to make any 
major changes to the Act.  If you can not attend one of the hearings,possibly 
being from out of province, or unable to attend for other reasons, a written 
submission to the panel will also be very helpful. Please submit your written 
presentations to:
Mike Radcliffe, M.L.A.,
Room 343,
Legislative Building,
450 Broadway Ave.,
Winnipeg MB
R3C 0V8
or E-mail to:        minfam@leg.gov.mb.ca
attn: Mike Radcliffe
Please submit your written presentations as soon as possible, and must be 
received no later than November 1, 1996.  LINKS would like to be advised by 
anyone making a submission.
If you plan to make a written submission at one of the hearing locations,a 
copy of your submission must be mailed to the above address to reach them at 
least 4 days prior to the hearing, so the panel will have an opportunity to 
study your proposal and ask questions.
Your participation in this very important matter is greatly appreciated,and 
only by good strong representation are we going to see any meaningful changes 
to the Act which affects the lives of so many of us.
Roy Kading
LINKS Post-Legal Adoption Support Group Inc.
E-Mail: rkading@freenet.mb.ca
         LINKS Post-Legal Adoption Support Group Inc.
         89 St Michael Road
         Winnipeg, Manitoba
         Canada,  R2M 2K8
         Tel: (204) 257-4742
 http://www.freenet.mb.ca/community/support/bscn/iphome/l/links/index.html
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