[Nacac-canadian-issues] Photo listing

[mgrand@uoguelph.ca]

Lex:

Thank you for your response. 

I would hope to see a strong statement from the ACC board distancing itself 
from the Alberta ministry's initiative. It would also be appropriate to 
publically state the standards ACC has accepted for presenting information 
about potential adoptees.

Michael 


Quoting Lex Reynolds <lexreynolds@shaw.ca>:

> Michael your questions are good ones and I will ensure they are on the
> agenda for the upcoming board meeting on February21 22
> 
> It appears that the privacy commissioner of Alberta shares your concerns
> 
> I "believe" that the highest marks comment refers to the report card on
> adoption which you are aware of which was completed in advance of this
> decision by Alberta and as is often the case taken out of context and
> used for a purpose not directly intended.
> 
> 
> I am not aware of any board public statement that was agreed to or
> discussed and approved by the board with respect to Alberta's recent
> decision
> 
> As you know the acc has very stringent safeguards to ensure with respect
> to our program.
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Just to add a little context to the discussion: On the news this evening
> it 
> was reported that a foster mother in Alberta has put in a complaint to
> the 
> ministry because her two foster kids learned from their classmates that
> they 
> were eligible for adoption. The classmates saw their pictures on the
> internet 
> site.
> 
> The Adoption Council of Canada had a policy, as of a year ago, that 
> photolisting should not be accessible to the general public. Interested 
> parties would have to complete a registration form and give evidence
> that they 
> were potential adoptive parents. Now we learn that ACC has given Alberta
> its 
> highest rating for adoption services. What has happened in the
> intervening 
> year? What were the criteria used to assess the quality of the service?
> Is 
> this a private assessment or are we all privy to the results? How can
> ACC 
> endorse Alberta's adoption service when this province is acting outside
> of the 
> guidelines developed by ACC? I have looked on the ACC website but was
> unable 
> to find anything pertaining to this matter. 
> 
> I think it is time that ACC explain its position to the adoption
> community.
> 
> Michael 
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