CBC News reports on a situation in which a video was posted of child welfare officials who seized a newborn child from Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital. The uncle of the mother streamed the incident as Winnipeg Child and Family Services officials took the child. Fearless R2W Coordinator Mary Burton said the video could expose the family to judgment from viewers who do not know the circumstances behind the moment; however, she notes it can also shine a light on these types of seizures. Manitoba’s Child and Family Services Act prohibits the publication of any identifying information about individuals involved with Child and Family Services.
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