What are the parents' rights under s. 7 of the Charter to security of the person?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services) v. H.H. and C.G., 2016 MBQB 138 (CanLII):
It is clear that the apprehension of a child and an application for an order of guardianship by a child welfare authority triggers the parents’ rights under s. 7 of the Charter to security of the person: New Brunswick (Minister of Health) v. G. (J.), 1999 CanLII 653 (SCC), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46 and Winnipeg Child and Family Services v. K.L.W., supra.
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