| Name | Party | Connection with adoption | Types of legislation supported for adult adoptee access to original birth certificate. Options given: i) unconditional, ii) with contact veto, iii) with disclosure veto) |
Types of legislation supported for birth parent access to adoptee's amended birth certificate. Options given: i) unconditional, ii) with contact veto, iii) with disclosure veto) |
Comments |
| Marilyn Churley | NDP | birth parent (reunited with son in 1996) | with contact vetoes | with contact vetoes | For years I have been leading the fight to get Ontario's adoption disclosure legislation in line with other jurisdictions in Canada and around the world. I will continue fighting for open adoption records in Ontario by reintroducing my private member's bill (formerly Bill 77, then Bill 16) when the Legislature reconvenes. |
| Jim Davidson | Liberal | I write in response to your correspondence regarding the openness of adoption records and your follow up correspondence of September 24, 2003.
Thank you for your interest in Jim's campaign and taking the time to raise issues of importance to the Coalition for Open Adoption Records (COAR). Although there may be cases where it would be considered inappropriate, as a general principle Jim is in favour of giving birth parents who have given up their child for adoption and adult adoptees access to their records. For further information in respect of Jim's campaign, I invite you to visit our website at www.jimdavidson.ca. Again, thank you for taking the time to raise issues that are of significance to you and your organization. Your views and insights are important to us.
Janice Wright, Policy Chair
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| Michael Pilling | Green | an extended family member is adopted | unconditional | with contact vetoes | "adult" is important. After 20 years have elapsed there is no need to
keep secrets.
Would say the right of knowing/or not knowing who your parents are is more important than the rights of birth parents, who had the ability to choose. |
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