Blog post from the blog GPSZabeth and Paul Bayne – Part 63 – The Bayne Campaign for Justice
PARENTS CAN BE TREATED COURTEOUSLYZabeth
is an accomplished musician, a concert pianist, a music teacher. That
was her life before, our of necessity, the recovery of her family took
over her life. She awakens to the daily pain of beginning another day
without her babies, of returning to daily duties all of which revolve
around gathering information to help her own cause and assist other
parents with similar complaints with the BC Ministry of Children and
Family Development. Weekly, she writes letters to the Premier, to
Members of the Legislative Assembly, to media journalists and news
organizations in hopes that someone will listen and someone will
respond. She and Paul work are custodians at night. That permits them
to be available for each of the two afternoons when they can visit
their children every week. Customarily the three children who now live
in the same...
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Blog post from the blog GPS
Zabeth and Paul Bayne – Part 64 – The Bayne Campaign for Justice
Press the link in the title below and listen for 90 seconds to this greeting.Holiday Message from Minister Mary Polak - Province of British ColumbiaI
heard this as a courteous and friendly seasonal greeting from an
elected official who is seeking sincerely to accomplish her mandate
within one of the most complex ministry portfolios. In her comments I
picked up on one emphasis that marks for me the missing ingredient in
the MCFD operational philosophy. Her Christmas greeting is specially
directed in her conclusion, to Foster families and Adoptive families
where children are treated as their own. Constantly I am grieved for
the birth parents whose children have been removed from their homes
whether for reasons with evidentiary support or for reasons of concern
and suspicion. Where is a greeting to them? I have tried to listen and
read best wishes extended to them by...
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Blog post from the blog GPSWHAT MAKES A GOOD PARENT?Here
are eight slices of advice. Parents generally want to do the best job
of parenting their children into adulthood and independence. Parents
desire to make wise choices so that during the process of raising the
children and when the outcome is determined, there are as few regrets
as possible but there is an archive of great memories.What makes a good parent?1.
A Good parent lets go of the notion that the child will be what the
parent wants the child to be. That is not to encourage the abrogation
of the parental duties that shape good character. It relates more to a
restraint from seeking to mold a child into a perfect duplication of
the parent’s vision.2. A Good parent exemplifies love for others
and particularly love for the child and communicates this to the child
enough that confidence and security are the character building outcomes.3.
A Good parent owns responsibility for the rearing of the child and...
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Blog post from the blog GPSA BARRELL FULL OF SAWDUSTRay
Ferris is himself a former social worker and now an outspoken advocate
for reform of the MCFD as well as a critic of present procedure. He has
not only carefully followed the injustices of the Bayne case and is
assisting them in their case to recover their children, but he comments
here to the Baynes on Tuesday’s Pre-Trial court proceedings. This is
his note in its entirety and the bold lines are his. With Mr. Ferris'
permission Zabeth forwarded this to every MLA, MP, the RCY office,
Gordon Campbell, Attorney General, Mary Polak and the Prime Ministers
office. They have received other mailings before as well. "Thank you for the information on the court pretrial conference of Dec 8th. I
understand the following points. 1. The Ministry of Children and Family
development, through counsel admits that there is no evidence at all of
physical or emotional abuse to the boys. 2. The Ministry through
counsel...
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Blog post from the blog GPSPaul and Zabeth have been informed in the past that when they visit
their three children on the two afternoons each week, they are not to
speak to their children about the past. That’s correct. They are not
permitted to talk about what it was like to be a family two years ago.
They are not to remind them of home as it was before the Ministry of
Children stepped into their lives in October 2007 and removed the
children from all that was familiar. These two little boys have been in
four foster homes in two years, yet Paul and Zabeth are not permitted
to speak hope to them about the possibility of coming home to be a
family again. A supervisor sits in all these family gatherings and
listens, even making notes of what is observed and heard. Paul and
Zabeth must be in compliance or visiting rights may be removed
completely, because these children now belong to the province of
British Columbia under an interim court order. Interim lasts a...
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