Here is the correspondence which I sent MPP Jim McDonell today regarding Motherisk, in light of the Toronto Star article today where had raises the concerns. Hello Mr. McDonell, First, I would like to thank you for standing up and addressing the concerns of test results produced by Motherisk at Sick Kids Hospital. Sadly, this very issue is one which I have raised numerous times over the past five years. I myself was the victim of fraud by this very lab and I can tell you that there is plenty of evidence collected by parents across the province to support my claims. This evidence has been gathered by way of independent testing being done at other labs. When my first test result came back I was suspect to the methods and/or motives behind the results of that test. I began doing witnessed urine screens, 7 panel tests, at my local methadone clinic. I have never been on methadone but it was suggested by my lawyer that I utilized this lab as they are the only ones which have an actual person accompany you to the washroom, as opposed to a camera which many of the lifelabs and various others use. I had to sit in my living room and listen to a CAS worker accuse me of catheterizing myself and not accepting that my urine screens were valid. Dr. Ralph Stemeroff was the doctor in charge of this particular methadone clinic and has provided his expertise in many of the various courts, not just child protection cases .... criminal, civil and labour related issues as well. Despite the Childrens Aid Societies claims in todays Toronto Star article that they are concerned about the tests, I am going to suggest that they were fully aware of the fraud taking place. I say this because in the past I have made it a point to look at Dr. Gideon Korens annual newsletters which he sends out to the societies, where he addressed them as Dear Friends, and would continue on enthusiastically explaining all of his new testing and how excited he was of the upcoming year and how they would have an even better year than the last. Friday night just past, I spent upwards of six hours searching for those documents on the internet only to find that there is absolutely no trace of those newsletters anywhere. This itself, also supports the many claims by parents that the societies and Motherisk have worked together to perpetrate crimes against children and their families. After the horrors of disgraced coroner Charles Smith, the questionable background and conduct of Gideon Koren, and the ongoing call from parents in this province for child protection reform and accountability, it is my belief that the province should be aggressively pursuing this matter as it is in the publics best interest to ensure that illegal means have not been used to profit off of the backs of innocent children and their families. I shudder to think of how many children have potentially been separated (some permanently) due to the results provided by this lab. The College of Physicians and Surgeons has an equally important role in ensuring that trust can be maintained by the public where this issue is concerned. Do they want a repeat of the horrors of Charles Smith? In my opinion (and it is shared by many) it is quite possible that hundreds if not thousands of families have already been victim to this labs faulty research and perverse incentives. It is not surprising that the hospital and Koren are declining to comment on this issue. It is also not surprising that those annual newsletters have literally vanished from the internet after being easily accessible to the public for the past several years. I will thank you again for your efforts in shining light on an issue which warrants much review for the publics best interests to be maintained and safety from institutionalized abuses. I am a university student and I am currently being stone-walled by the very school which I attend. I made requests to the ethics board of the social work department regarding research being done by a senior staff employee of the childrens aid society completing his thesis. I in no uncertain terms made it clear that I had concerns that there was perhaps subversive lobbying taking place on behalf of the childrens aid in yet another effort to extend legislative powers to the childrens aid. As many are already aware, they have a shameful record of inadequately caring for this provinces most vulnerable citizens. I would like to thank you in advance for reviewing my correspondence to you today, and I eagerly await the outcome of the issues which you are so admirably addressing on behalf of Ontario citizens and their families. I sincerely thank you for your efforts. Kindest Regards, Catherine Frei Like
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:45:07 +0000
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