VANCOUVER — A British Columbia foster couple is refusing to give up their fight to adopt a Métis toddler they have raised almost since birth, even after the province’s highest court ruled against them. RelatedThe appeal court ruled in a written decision that the ministry is the legal guardian of the little girl and has the authority to select her adoptive parents. Isn’t that what this should be all about?”The couple’s lawyer, Jack Hittrich, said the appeal court ruled late Tuesday against a temporary injunction to keep the child in B.C. Supreme Court petition challenging the decisions of the Director of Child, Family and Community Services on charter grounds, according to the appeal court ruling. Hittrich said Tuesday was a “sad day” for all foster parents in B.C.

Source: National Post September 14, 2016 02:48 UTC