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Social Development Minister Cindy Miles apologized Tuesday after a report found gaps in services to at-risk youth, but she stopped short of agreeing to the recommendations in that report.
Youth worker not surprised by advocate’s report on N.B. teen’s death and other cases
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: May 27, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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In the legislature, Social Development Minister Cindy Miles apologized to youth who have faced unfair barriers to government support. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
New Brunswick’s social development minister apologized Tuesday for gaps in a program for youth with unsafe homes after a report that found the department denied a homeless teen support before his death.
To prevent similar cases in future, Child and Youth Advocate Kelly Lamrock made three recommendations — but Social Development Minister Cindy Miles stopped short of agreeing to implement those when asked in the legislature and by reporters on Tuesday.
Miles said she feels the weight of the cases detailed in Monday’s report, which she said “shouldn’t happen.”
“I’m sorry,” Miles said in the legislature. “We need to do better.”
Lamrock’s report called for a legislative committee to hear testimony on the issue,
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