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On March 25, 2011, Attorney General Andrew Swan announced that the Honourable Ted Hughes will conduct an Inquiry to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Phoenix Sinclair and in particular to inquire into:
the child-welfare services provided or not provided to Phoenix Sinclair and her family under The Child and Family Services Act;
any other circumstances, apart from the delivery of child-welfare services, directly related to the death of Phoenix Sinclair; and
why the death remained undiscovered for several months.
The findings, conclusions and recommendations to better protect Manitoba children will be forwarded to the Attorney General by March 30, 2012, following which the report will be made public. Commissioner Hughes may also give the Attorney General any interim reports he considers appropriate to address urgent matters.
April 27, 2012
Publication Ban/Redaction Notices of Motion and supporting material filed
– see Applications and Motions
April 20, 2012
Amended Timetable for the Inquiry (175 KB PDF)
April 18, 2012
Commission Notice of Public Session (206 KB PDF)
March 28, 2012
Amended Timetable for the Inquiry (172 KB PDF)
March 28, 2012
Publication Ban and Redaction Hearing Notice (165 KB PDF)
February 21, 2012
Amended Timetable for the Inquiry (158 KB PDF)
February 17, 2012
Commission Notice of Public Session on March 6, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. (159 KB PDF)
February 16, 2012
Decision and Reasons of Freedman, J.A. re Notice of Motion pursuant to
Section 95(2) of The Manitoba Evidence Act (338 KB PDF)
February 3, 2012
Commissioner’s response (38 KB PDF)
January 31, 2012
Request for Commissioner to state a case in writing to the Manitoba Court of Appeal (34 KB PDF)
The scope of the Commission’s mandate is set by Order in Council No. 89/2011
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