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Manitoba government says it's making progress on some inquest recommendations

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Oct, 2014 11:33 AM
  • Manitoba government says it's making progress on some inquest recommendations

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it's making progress on an inquiry report into the murder of a five-year-old girl, but some of the recommendations may take years to implement.

The province says it is so far following through on 31 of the 62 recommendations from the $14-million inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair.

The girl was repeatedly failed by the child-welfare system and was confined and beaten to death by her mother and mother's boyfriend.

Family Services Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross says the province is already making changes such as more training for social workers and more funding to keep caseloads down.

But she says other measures, such as a new central database to track children, may be years away.

Irvin-Ross has also announced other child welfare measures, including a new six-bed secure facility in Winnipeg for older children who are at risk of running away.

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