The mother was receiving Canada Child Benefits for her son, who was taken at birth in 2019. Usually benefits stop when a child is apprehended. That didn't happen in this case.
Mary Burton knows it's critical to support parents after their kids are taken by the child welfare system. She also knows how few supports there are for parents in that situation, and how many are left completely alone to figure out what happens next.
A 32-year-old mother was found dead inside a home in southeast Manitoba late last month after posting a distressing video about her experience with the child welfare system.