The move by the board’s 11 members to resign en masse comes after several years of warnings from the Brantford-based children’s aid society. It said cuts and underfunding were affecting operations, resulting in pay freezes, reduced on-call pay for social workers and the layoff of 26 staff. “The primary responsibility of Brant FACS is to protect children in the community,” Paul Whittam, president of the agency’s board, said in a press release Tuesday. “We are fully committed to supporting the staff at Brant FACS as they continue to deliver valuable services to the community. “Honestly, I’d rather be running a deficit and not make the cuts than make the cuts and have a child die.”

Source: thestar July 10, 2019 23:37 UTC