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Ok this was discussed in the Forum are, but in case you missed it the Adoption Council of Canada published the following response to the announcement of this Panel:

Panel Response

As an adoptive parent I was not thrilled with the approach this letter took and I have put together a response on behalf of adoptive parents that may feel the same way. If anyone else finds this letter does not represent their own views then please let me know and I would be happy to share the draft letter with you. My goal is to get as many names on the letter as possible. I will need an e-mail address though so would probably be easiest to send me an e-mail windthrow@adopttalkcanada.com

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Now that we have a “new” government hopefully it will be possible to further raise the profile of this issue on the political front and maybe even get some action.

Prior to the election, and even during the campaign, this issue was at least being mentioned in the press and there are certainly more than a few new MP’s that seem to understand the issue and be sympathetic.

So what more can we do? Well first of all I encourage anyone that reads this to send an e-mail (I will posta link to the addresses as soon as it is available) to your newly elected MP congratulating them on their election and explaining that one of the ways they can keep and or earn your support for the next election (maybe not far away) is to become a supporter of change on this issue. If you do get a positive response please let me know here and I will happily maintain a database of supporters that can be used in this effort.

As always this space and the Forum area are always available to try to advance this cause so if you have any thoughts or ideas let me know.

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Anyone who follows my ramblings on adoption will know that I often talk about how much my thinking on adoption has changed over the years. Well today I came across the following on an Agency web site:

China’s Adoption Program …..:

* Many healthy children available between the ages of ten (10) months and two (2) years
* An easy paper process with our help
* An incredible trip of a lifetime to China with a stay less than two (2) weeks
* Comfortable travel staying in fantastic hotels, all arrangements made for you by the agency
* A guide available to help you 24/7 throughout your trip
* Being united with the child of your dreams

And then later on this:

When parents abandon their child they do not desert the child in a place where it could be hurt; the child is taken to very public areas where they will be easily found. Typically a child will be left on the steps of a library, a bus station, outside a factory or on a busy street corner. In these spots the child will be readily seen and quickly taken to the proper authorities.  When the child is discovered it is taken to the authorities who make sure the child receives medical attention and is placed in a secure home-like environment; a welfare home or foster home. There the child receives not only the essentials needed to grow; they are nurtured and cared for by dedicated care providers who want to help.

Back when I started my journey into the world of adoption this sort of thing wouldnt have bothered me in the least I suspect. Now…well now they…maybe not sicken me…but leave me incredibly disillusioned about some parts of the adoption world.

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