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Failing our Children: Foster Care in Quebec

CBC Montreal takes a closer look at foster care in the province.

A CBC Montreal exclusive investigation

Quebec foster care concerns

13 years ago
Duration 5:09
Disturbing findings in a Quebec Human Rights Commission investigation

A Quebec Human Rights Commission report is shedding light on the province's youth services.

The CBC's Shari Okeke spoke with a 17-year-oldwhose experiencesbecame the basis for the commission'sinvestigation.

The teenager, whose identity is protected by law, said his former foster father sexually abused him for six years.

The foster father was charged but prosecutors stopped the proceedings, telling the teenagerthere was conflicting testimony and a lack of evidence.

The Quebec Human Rights Commission expects a detailed report from Batshaw regarding the investigation, dueby the end of March.