Thursday, October 4, 2007

Tom Teahen, Liberal Party, Beaches-East York

Should an adopted adult have the same rights to identifying information about his or her origins as all non-adopted adults?

It was the McGuinty government that passed the Adoption Information Disclosure Act to make it easier for adult adoptees to get information about their own identity, family history, personal and medical histories.

There was a recent constitutional challenge which struck down the legislation. The government is now reviewing the court's decision in this case.

Until that review is completed, it would be inappropriate to comment further.