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Memorandum
this affidavit is in support of | Murray
Bown's affidavit |
Government
appeal of Judge Baynton's findings of malice
Affidavit of Marilyn Hedlund
I MARILYN HEDLUND of Regina,
Saskatchewan, civil servant MAKE OATH AND SAY:
1. THAT I am employed by the
Government of Saskatchewan as the Executive Director of Child
and Family Services in the Department of Community Resources
and Employment.
2. THAT I am aware of the judgment
under appeal on this matter and of the general nature of the
facts underlying the judgment.
3. THAT the Child and Family
Services Division with the Department of community Resources
and Employment, in which I am employed administers the Province's
child protection program pursuant to The child and Family
Services Act S.S. c C-7.2.
4. THAT program puts the department's
staff in very many situations of investigating whether or not
a child is in need of protection as defined in the statute and
of providing for the needs of children who by the operation of
that program have come into the care of the Minister.
5. THAT the work of that program
is carried out by departmental employees and by many people under
contract with the department such as therapists working with
children who are wards of the Minister.
6. THAT frequently that work
brings to the attention of those departmental representatives
stories told by children or observations of the children which
appear to point to a crime possibly having been perpetrated against
the child.
7. THAT it is and has long
been our department's expectation of our staff and contractors
that they will report such information to the police, co-operate
with the police, but leave the police investigation and police
decisions to te police while they continue to perform their functions
for the children which will involve satisfying themselves as
to the relevant facts to enable them to make decisions regarding
the safety and best interests of the child.
8. THAT in such situations
there is often need for information sharing between departmental
representatives and police who are each performing important
functions respecting the same situation.
9. THAT from my discussions
with and messages from employees of the department, I am convinced
that many of them with jobs in the area of child welfare consider
this judgment to create uncertainty in the law with respect to
whether or when they can report information to the police and
to what extent thay can co-operate with the police without risking
liability in a malicious prosecution lawsuit.
10 THAT makes me concerned
that the departmental representatives may hesitate inappropriately
to make reports to the police of information that comes to their
attention, as required by policy and that this could potentially
impact the safety of children.
11. THAT I consider it to be
a matter of public importance to seek clarification regarding
the issues of law in this appeal and take this affidavit in support
of the Attorney General for Saskatchewan's application for leave
to intervene sp that counsel for the Attorney General might seek
to ensure that these issues are fully argued before the Court
of Appeal.
Signed before a Notary Public
December 8, 2004, Marilyn Hedlund
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