Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa told CBC News that a visit to the Feathers of Hope forums in November 2018 underscored the importance of the Thunder Bay office to him. Ontario's ombudsman, Paul Dubé, announced late last week that the Thunder Bay office of the Child and Youth Advocate will close in the coming months as part of changes under the provincial government's Bill 57. Mamakwa said that means the advocacy portion of Elman's work, to which the Thunder Bay office was entirely dedicated, will effectively disappear. There is no word yet on when exactly the Thunder Bay office will close. Closing the Thunder Bay office is an "unacceptable approach" for the provincial government to take, he said.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2019 13:07 UTC