The problems with Canada's new Indigenous child welfare law

On January 1st, federal legislation overhauling Canada’s child welfare system for Indigenous children came into effect. The law, known as Bill C-92, is meant to deal with the overrepresention of Indigenous children in Canada’s child welfare systems, but many advocates say that it does not address the systemic issues that can lead to child apprehensions in the first place. Cindy Blackstock, director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, explains what prompted the change in the law and why it’s setting many communities up to fail.

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