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		<title>The root of all evil&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it's money. Or, as is often the case, the lack thereof... I love the diverse feedback we get at MOMS. For example one mom this week pointed that what's happened to CLBC is part of a far broader pattern -- a "Neo-Liberal" agenda that's driven policy excesses around the world and created widespread suffering, global instability and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2012/01/30/the-root-of-all-evil/</link>
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		<title>Overcoming the Fear Factor &#8211; Contractor goes public; CLBC, govt suddenly all ears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A common question in the CLBC crisis is why CLBC contractors and agencies that directly support adults have been so reluctant to publicly voice the concerns they share with us privately. Many contractors and agency directors claim it's a matter of survival. They tell us CLBC makes it very clear that if they don't cooperate in reducing services, or if they complain publicly about risks to their clients, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2012/01/30/overcoming-the-fear-factor-contractor-goes-public-clbc-govt-suddenly-all-ears/</link>
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		<title>Starting a discussion: How do we guide change in community living?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Vancouver Sun has published my letter to the editor responding to Vaughn Palmer's column on the new Queenswood report . Since they cut out some important parts, I've also linked to the original letter below. This letter and our recent summaries reflect just one of what I'm sure are many perspectives, which continue to evolve as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2012/01/28/starting-a-discussion-how-do-we-guide-change-in-community-living/</link>
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		<title>The real CLBC vision, startling new directions revealed in secret report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The BC government secretly initiated its own review of CLBC last August, before Minister Bloy's replacement, and months before Minister Cadieux announced the launch of two other internal reviews, the result of which were released last week (see previous post). Unlike the other reports, the new Queenswood Consulting report is only available on request (but you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2012/01/26/the-real-clbc-vision-startling-new-directions-revealed-in-secret-report/</link>
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		<title>MOMS Report Card: Premier Christy Clark&#8217;s solution to the CLBC crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an overview of Premier Christy Clark's solution to the crisis in community living, as outlined at a Jan 19 press conference: 1. Funding: Of the $40 million in "new" funding announced: Only $18 million is directed to CLBC operations, of which $9 million was the emergency funding announced last September – leaving $9 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2012/01/26/moms-report-card-premier-christy-clarks-solution-to-the-clbc-crisis/</link>
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		<title>One Mom&#8217;s letter to the Minister</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We continue to receive the most amazing, heartbreaking and disturbing letters from families, caregivers and concerned citizens around the province sharing their experiences about BC's community living crisis. I wish we could share them all, but most people are simply too afraid of retaliation if they speak out, or are quite understandably reluctant to sacrifice their family's privacy. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2011/11/22/one-moms-letter-to-the-minister/</link>
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		<title>MOMS challenges minister&#8217;s efforts to downplay community living complaints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Minister responsible for Community Living, Stephanie Cadieux, suggested in media reports today that families and other community living advocates have been exaggerating the crisis in BC's community living sector because only 63 complaints have been filed to date with a new client support team. Read the Minister's comments in today's Victoria Times Colonist and Vancouver [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2011/11/15/moms-challenges-ministers-efforts-to-downplay-community-living-complaints/</link>
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		<title>Social worker: CLBC doomed from start</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a very interesting retrospective from a Burnaby social worker on the problems and flaws that have dogged CLBC from its inception. (She is incorrect about exemption from the Freedom if Information Act - CLBC does have to comply.) A history of Community Living By Tracey Young, Burnaby Now November 11, 2011 Dear Editor: Community [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2011/11/11/social-worker-clbc-doomed-from-start/</link>
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		<title>Media continue to expose disturbing CLBC reports as Premier resists calls for enquiry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Media reports continues to expose disturbing complaints about how the BC government and Community Living BC have been managing the $700 million community living program that is supposed to provide residential and other supports to adults with developmental disabilities in BC. New reports in the past week have revealed more disturbing practices by CLBC and gut-wrenching stories told [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2011/11/03/media-continue-to-expose-disturbing-clbc-reports-as-premier-resists-calls-for-enquiry/</link>
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		<title>CLBC &#8216;home&#8217; share abuses exposed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CLBC has been defending the closure of group homes and forced moves of residents into "home share" contractors with claims that it's about providing more personalized models of care. And for some aduls with developmental disabilities, finding a home with a caring family is exactly that - a happy new beginning. But CLBC and the ministers who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://momsnetwork.ca/2011/10/27/global-exposes-clbc-home-share-abuse/</link>
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