We have already started to map out a campaign strategy and want to keep you informed. We are not giving up on our efforts to seek appropriate and equitable treatment for adoptive families. We are committed to continuing to seek equality and recognition for all those touched by adoption. It is clearly now up to Parliament to deal with the issue. Our efforts must now focus on getting our politicians to recognize adoption as a valid but different way to form a family.
Adoptive families deserve the same support and resources as families who give birth.
The employment insurance issue is only one of the inequities in the adoption community. There are other policies and legislation that create unequal treatment for parties to adoption. In addition, extensive secrecy and closed records create stress in adoptive families and result in a higher incidence of psychological difficulties among adoptees and birth parents. All parties in the adoption constellation can benefit from society having greater recognition and understanding of adoption. We are beginning by targeting key federal Ministers and requesting that they meet with us.