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Foster Care NewsJIM MALONE DIES: DEMAND PUBLIC INQUIRYBy: The Foster Care Council of CanadaJim Malone, 49 year-old former employee of the Windsor Ontario Children's Aid Society has died from injuries sustained during a dramatic and fatal demonstration against the Children's Aid Society. On Tuesday October 26th 2004 at approximately 7:30am, Malone drove his truck into the front wall of the Children's Aid Society building in an attempt to seriously damage the building, and take his own life in the process. Malone, reportedly a kind man was well liked by neighbours and youth he worked with, one of which was quoted in media reports as saying Malone was like a father-figure and a friend to him. John Dunn, Executive Director of The Foster Care Council of Canada says "It is my belief that Jim was driven to perform this sensational act as a result of actions or inactions by members of the Windsor Children's Aid Society staff, Board of Directors, or by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services as a way for him to get a very important message to the public. A message which can only be fully discovered through an independant public inquiry into the death of Jim Malone and its cause." Dunn has some questions that he would like answered in this case which are:
We invite the family members and friends of Jim Malone who have some background on this story and want the truth to get out to please contact us when you are ready. We understand the suffering you must be going through at this time, and we are in solidarity with you. Victims of Child Welfare Memorial DayJim Malone will be remembered, along with several other former youth in care and family members who have died as a result of being involved with child welfare next year in our third Annual Victims of Child Welfare Memorial Day on October 06th 2005. MAN DRIVES TRUCK THROUGH CAS!
Listen To Foster Care Radio On this. Neighbours of a Windsor man are speaking out after he drove a flaming truck into the Children's Aid Society building. 49-year-old Jim Malone crashed into the front of the building, with two 20-pound propane tanks and two 5-gallon gas cans in the truck. Malone had been running a group home in the South Walkerville area for the C-A-S. Neighbour Laura Lebute says the job must have pushed him to the brink. Sources tell AM 800 News, Malone had recently lost an agreement to run a group home and was very upset. Executive Director Bill Bevan says the man resigned a few months ago. Malone is in "critical condition" with 2nd degree burns over 20 per cent of his body and has an apparent self-inflicted stab wound. Damage to the C-A-S building is pegged at more than 1.5-million dollars. The Windsor CAS Director, Mr. Bevan, comments regarding Monday's crash are extremely disturbing. In the news reports, Mr. Bevan is quoted as saying the following statements, which I will comment on myself. CAS DIRECTOR CALLS FOSTER KIDS LIARS:Bevan said that the fourteen year old male in the group home where Mr Malone (driver of truck) used to work was not worthy of listening to. This is how he tries to discredit the youth in care.Bevan said the youth "needs a lot of guidance and has had a lot of trouble in his lifetime". This is disrespectful of him to use this youth as a way of redirecting responsibility and focus from the real issue by making the public think the youth is just a liar. This is the intent. To make the public hold less weight in the youth's statement. This youth mentioned being very close to this man by saying that he was like a father figure to him, and that he is also a friend that the teen almost lost as a result of the CAS "dicking people around". Please, if you are offended by his remarks, please file an official complaint with the College by calling 1-877-828-9380 Ext. 208 or email investigations@ocswssw.org BEVAN SAYS: NO COMPLAINTS LODGED:Bevan also goes on to say that the driver of the truck, former Employee, Jim Malone, never lodged a complaint either before or after resigning.This is very carefully worded. If the youth mentioned financial difficulties had been brought up by Malone, he was obviously distressed enough to either talk to the youth about it, or to talk about it in front of the youth in the home for them to know such a thing. Bevan admits funding was an issue, then denies a complaint was lodged. It is my belief that there was probably lots of discussion on this issue if not heated debate between Bevan and Malone at some time before Malones resignation, but that Malone probably did not launch a FORMAL Complaint on paper, so Bevan is not technically lying. If he were to be asked by reporters if the topic of finances being cut to the group home had ever been brought up between them, I am sure something would come up. Also, I think that this youth is in need of supervision from this point forward to protect him from potential retaliation from the society. If Bevan, the Director of the CAS can speak this negatively of a youth in his care to the Media, Imagine how he treats families and children in care behind closed doors while making life altering decisions about them. John Dunn
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