Do Ontario disabled kids parents yield custody for treatment, ombud asks.Toronto -- Ontario ombudsman ombudsman (äm`bədzmən) [Swed.,=agent or representative], public official appointed to deal with individual complaints against government acts. Andre Marin has received complaints from parents of severely disabled children who say they are being told to give up custody to get the care they need. He urged any parents in this situation to contact his office, which has already heard from the parents of six children. The decision to investigate the situation comes on the heels of a statement by Children and Youth Services Minister Marie Bountrogianni Marie Bountrogianni BA, MEd, D.Ed (born December 10, 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty. , in the Legislature recently, that "No family in this province, in this day and age, should have to consider giving up their children to get the help they need." Marin told a press conference that he and his staff have complaints that contradict con·tra·dict v. con·tra·dict·ed, con·tra·dict·ing, con·tra·dicts v.tr. 1. To assert or express the opposite of (a statement). 2. To deny the statement of. See Synonyms at deny. this statement. His investigation will be carried on with dispatch A dispatch or dispatches can refer to:
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