End legal child trafficking by defunding Child Protection Services in Canada

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The Issue

For thousands of Canadian families, including Indigenous communities, low-income households, and single-parent families, Child Protection Services (CPS) has turned into an institution of separation rather than support. Parents, grandparents, and, most heart-wrenchingly, the children themselves are suffering the devastating impacts. Children are being removed from their homes and communities under the guise of protection and placed into foster care, group homes, and institutions that profit from their presence.

This is not about preventing abuse; it is about penalizing poverty. Families are torn apart not because of violence or neglect, but because they lack resources. This bureaucratic machinery, which should prioritize keeping families together, instead incentivizes separation. Each removal is a loss of home, culture, and familial bonds—especially affecting Indigenous children, who are already burdened with the weight of historical and systemic discrimination.

Consider staggering statistics: Canada's foster care system houses a disproportionately high number of Indigenous children—over 52% of children in care are Indigenous, yet they represent less than 8% of the child population. This mirrors the residential school era, perpetuating a cycle of cultural dislocation and trauma. Many children drift through the system, moved from home to home, creating instability that causes lasting emotional and psychological harm.

Reformation is desperately needed. By reallocating funds from CPS to community support services, we can foster environments that strengthen rather than separate families. Investment in mental health, parenting support, poverty reduction, and cultural preservation can allow families to thrive and children to flourish in their natural homes.

This is a call for accountability and change. We urge the government to audit CPS cases meticulously, ensuring every intervention prioritizes upholding a child's relationship with their family and culture. Let us end the cycle of displacement and foster an equitable, supportive framework where every child has the right to grow in a loving home.

We implore you to recognize this heart-breaking issue within our nation and act with urgency. Sign this petition to advocate for the dissolution of exploitative child trafficking under legal pretenses. Together, let us protect the integrity of Canadian families. Your signature can bring us one step closer to a fair system that truly serves the best interests of our children.

If a CPS worker has decided to remove children from their home, they must be required by law to provide PHOTO EVIDENCE of ALL negative things they are claiming.

No more removals based on hearsay.

No more removals based on one worker's opinion.

No more removals based on a messy house, an empty fridge lie, or "future risk."

IF YOU CLAIM IT'S UNSAFE - PROVE IT.

If you say the house is dirty - show the photos.

If you say there's no food - show the photos.

If you say there's danger - show the photos.

Every claim must be documented with clear, time-stamped photo evidence given to the parents and to the court BEFORE any removal happens.

No photo evidence = No removal. Period.

Families are being torn apart on paperwork and opinions. If they want to take a child, they should have to prove it with real evidence.

Share if you agree: NO PHOTO EVIDENCE, NO REMOVAL.

 

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Grace MortonPetition StarterI represent millions of Canadians who are being unfairly targeted.

The Decision Makers

Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Honourable Patty Hajdu
Honourable Patty Hajdu
Minister of Jobs and Families
Provincial Ministries of Child and Family Services
Provincial Ministries of Child and Family Services
Families, Children and Social Development of Canada
Families, Children and Social Development of Canada

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