Mr. Barry Quinlan:

Given the Deputy's concerns about failure on the part of child protection and welfare services, I stress once again that we did not have specific information on any child that would allow us to intervene from the perspective of child protection and welfare. When we get information, if it is received in a timely manner and is clear, specific and documents the details of the child, the harm caused to the child and the impact on him or her, and the person who has allegedly caused harm to the child, we can intervene immediately to protect that child. We have been before this committee many times speaking about how we have consistent good practices across the country for intervening where children are at immediate risk of harm.