More MCFD Friends & Insiders Hopping on the Gravy Train

A Cook in the kitchen
Public Eye Online, Sean Holman, September 27, 2007

Prior to becoming the ministry of children and family development's top bureaucrat, Lesley du Toit was an associate with the International Institute for Child Rights and Development. She also co-wrote a chapter in the Handbook for Working with Children and Youth with the institute's executive director Philip Cook - having previously worked with him to develop a system in South Africa to "maximize the care of young people in communities." And now it looks like Dr. Cook and Ms. du Toit are together again. According to the institute's 2006-07 annual report, its been handed a $408,000, four-year project as part of the ministry of children and family development's transformation process.

The report states, as part of that project, Dr. Cook "has been seconded by the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development for 1/3 of his time to support a 4 year province wide transformation process led by" Ms. du Toit. That support work, in part, includes "co-chairing the Transformation Task Team, leading a province wide assessment of What’s Working for Children and Families, and assisting with a regional Indigenous service delivery plan in North East British Columbia." The following is a complete copy of the relevant section of that report.
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BC Ministry for Child and Family Development Transformation Task TeamFunders: BC Ministry for Child and Family DevelopmentLength of Project: 2006-2010Funds secured: $102,000/yearPartners: Deputy Minister, Regional Authorities IICRD Executive Director Philip Cook has been seconded by the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development for 1/3 of his time to support a 4 year province wide transformation process led by Deputy Minister, Lesley duToit. Philip Cook will be co-chairing the Transformation Task Team, leading a province wide assessment of What’s Working for Children and Families, and assisting with a regional Indigenous service delivery plan in North East British Columbia. In the Northeast region of British Columbia, the Ministry of Children and Family Development is moving forward with a regionalization plan to ensure that families and communities are actively engaged in influencing the government services they receive. IICRD has been invited to implement the Triple “A” participatory action research process with Treaty Eight First Nations, Urban Aboriginal Agencies, and Metis Organizations, working in 14 North Eastern communities. Over the next year, the team will work closely with youth, Elders, and children’s care providers in these communities to provide training and develop services that build on existing cultural strengths to meet the needs of children and their families.

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