Court refuses to provide state-funded counsel for parents in child protection appeal

By Georgialee Lang (June 25, 2024, 1:49 PM EDT) -- Nova Scotia’s Children and Family Services Act provides authority for the Minister of Community Services to supervise and manage Nova Scotia’s child protection legislation and to appear in court with respect to any matter arising pursuant to the legislation. Each province in Canada has similar legislation, with Ontario’s Act for the Prevention of Cruelty to and Better Protection of Children being Canada’s first child welfare legislation, enacted in 1893....