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Giving foster kids a fair shot in life
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:36:03
Publish Date: 2022-08-02 19:54:04
Description:

Jane Kovarikova is a former foster child, current PhD candidate, and advocate for child rights across Canada. She is the founder of the Child Welfare Political Action Committee, a Canadian charity advocating for a progressive child welfare system.

  • From foster kid to advocate for changes in child welfare policy [2:53]
  • Outcomes for youth after they leave care [6:49]
  • Privacy of records, sealing youth records when they age out of the system to help them move on from their past [9:19]
  • Balancing safety, research, and privacy [13:11]
  • Work on a private member's bill to address privacy fairness for foster kids [16:35]
  • Bringing lived experience to leadership in the child welfare sector [19:20]
  • Service providers adjusting to new privacy rights and protections under Part X of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act [22:26]
  • What it’s like to not really control your own history [24:12]
  • Ways to promote Part X compliance by service providers [27:55]
  • Helping former and current foster kids who want to learn more about their access and privacy rights under the law [29:50] 

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Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

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