ANDRE: Response to Justice Minister Michael Baker

No Public Inquiry into Carline VandenElsen Case Justice
May 20, 2005 16:55

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Justice Minister Michael Baker said today, May 20, that unless new information becomes available, he has no plans to call a public inquiry as requested by Carline VandenElsen.

"We will be monitoring Ms. VandenElsen carefully. We will do what we can to make sure that Ms. VandenElsen’s health is not jeopardized by her actions," said Mr. Baker, "However, based on the information we have at the present time, the Department of Justice does not feel that a public inquiry is warranted."

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Contact: Carla Grant
Department of Justice
902-424-6282
E-mail: grantc@gov.ns.ca

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RESPONSE to Justice Minister Michael Baker
Re: "information available"
(and one other thing, or two...)

Justice Minister Michael Baker
Department of Justice,
Government of Nova Scotia

Dear sir,

This is in response to your posting on the Nova Scotia governement website, saying that "based on the information we have at the present time, the Department of Justice does not feel that a public inquiry is warranted."

Are you saying that the informaiton you have at the present time constitutes the inclusive sum of all that is available? Or are you saying that you cannot use any information that the court has not approved as representing the information you should use to make a decision?

Because there is a growing number of people who wonder what warrants the issuing of a court order to take away a baby that's still in the womb from a healthy, caring and loving family... with no reason given other than "There was a court order." But to this day, no details have been given to the parents or the media.

And so I'd like to know what you consider "available" information: ONLY what the judge deems as relevant, or what both sides, defense and prosecution, actually present? I believe a public inquiry will conclusively demonstrate that you DO have new information available. It is simply a matter of asking the RIGHT people. And not use this as a cope out to shy away from exposing the ills of this case and request accountability from those who need to be held accountable. Not the baby, not the parents. But the CAS.


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