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There Will Be Consequences After Death Of Teen In Government Care: B.C. Premier Christy Clark

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Sep, 2015 01:57 PM
    VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says there will be consequences for the tragic death of a teenager in government care.
     
    Clark says the agency in charge of caring for 18-year-old Alex Gervais didn't inform the Children's Ministry that he was staying in a hotel.
     
    The premier brushed off questions about a lack of confidence in Minister Stephanie Cadieux, saying both she and the minister agree the agency should face repercussions.
     
     
    Clark says they'll take the time to understand what happened, report that to citizens and then make sure that appropriate steps are taken to prevent a similar occurrence.
     
    She says that while it is sometimes necessary to house a child in a hotel, they want to ensure that happens as rarely as possible.
     
    Children's representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says it's believed the boy who fell from a fourth-floor window at an Abbotsford hotel took his own life.

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