Posted: Mar 12, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 12
Kierra Elektra Star Williams died in 2014. Her mother was convicted of second-degree murder and her father was convicted of manslaughter in her death. (Your Life Moments)
The woman who cared for Phoenix Sinclair for much of her short life says little has changed in the years since a public inquiry into her death made sweeping recommendations meant to reform Manitoba's child welfare system.
"Everything that's happened in the last [seven] years, it's made it worse for the children and it's made it worse for the families. Children are less protected and families are even less involved," said Kim Edwards, who was a foster parent to Phoenix Sinclair from the time she was three months old until she was three years old.