Hundreds apply to see or block the opening of adoption records in New Brunswick

FREDERICTON — Just weeks after the New Brunswick government opened a century of adoption records there is growing interest from people who want to know more about their past, and those who want that information kept secret.

“Most adoptees just want to look in their birth mother’s eyes and say, ‘This is who I am’,” said Marie Crouse, president of Parent Finders New Brunswick. The volunteer organization helps adoptees and birth parents in the reunion process.

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'A child that dies shouldn't be anonymous,' ex-youth advocate argues

Bernard Richard warned New Brunswick that the detection of child neglect required a sense of urgency.

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Fredericton couple told they were too old and overweight to adopt demand changes

As a busy four-year-old boy races around his living room in Fredericton, David Holt can't bear to think of a quiet house.

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Children abused/neglected in 2 Moncton-area foster homes

Children abused/neglected in 2 Moncton-area foster homes

Foster children in the Moncton area have been abused or neglected at the hands of those tasked by the provincial government to care for them, CBC News has learned.

Adoption records may be unsealed

Adoption records may be unsealed

The New Brunswick government is seeking the public's input on a proposal to open sealed adoption records, Social Development Minister Madeleine Dubé announced on Wednesday.

Parents of special needs children worried about fraud charges

Parents of special needs children worried about fraud charges


Some New Brunswick families who have children with special needs say they're worried they may be investigated for fraud after years of being encouraged by social workers to falsify their respite care forms.