October 27, 2025

On October 14, 2025, I wrote to James Wale, the Deputy Director of Child Welfare — the man who oversees the very system that tore my son out of my arms. My letter was detailed, factual, and urgent. I asked for leadership, not sympathy. I asked for accountability for what happened to Bennett: an unlawful apprehension, a cancelled discharge plan approved by his medical team, and the complete breakdown of continuity in his care.

Two weeks later, his response landed in my inbox. It was everything this system does best — polite, rehearsed, and hollow.

The Silence Hiding Behind “Policy”

He didn’t answer a single core question.

How could a child with a court-appointed family guardian be seized without verified risk?

No answer. Just “the matter is before the court.”

What about an investigation into the procedural and medical failures?

Redirected to the complaints process — the same process that buries accountability in paperwork until families give up.

The inaccurate Draft Family Plan that doesn’t match reality?

Ignored.

The medically approved discharge plan that existed before apprehension?

Erased completely, as if it never happened.

The repeated reports of bruising, cancelled medical follow-ups, and lack of nursing oversight?

He wrote that his regional executives are “confident Bennett’s medical needs are being considered.” Confidence isn’t oversight. It isn’t evidence. It isn’t safety.

The restrictions on communication and the trauma caused by separation?

Not even a mention. No recognition that my son has been cut off from his mother — the person who knows every sound he makes, every cue his body gives when something’s wrong.

My medical clearance to resume care?

Also ignored. Instead, I got the same generic empathy line families have heard for years: “I’m sorry to hear of the difficulties you describe.”

The Pattern Is the Problem

This letter wasn’t an accident. It’s a blueprint for how MCFD avoids accountability.

When faced with documented harm, they don’t engage — they reference policy.

When asked to fix something, they cite process.

When called to answer for trauma, they express empathy.

It’s all language designed to sound professional while saying nothing.

What I Hear Between the Lines

Between the legalese and the links to the Ombudsperson’s website, what I actually heard was:

We will not answer for what happened. We will wait you out. We will speak in circles until you’re too tired to keep asking.

But I’m not tired — I’m anchored.

Because this isn’t just about one letter. It’s about a pattern of harm. It’s about a system that treats families like case files and accountability like an inconvenience. It’s about a child who deserves more than “confidence” and policy jargon.

Bennett deserves safety. He deserves truth. He deserves home.

And I’ll keep writing, exposing, and documenting until that happens.

Attached Letters

My Letter to James Wale – October 14, 2025

Response from James Wale – October 27, 2025

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