James Poker aged out of a treatment centre at 16. Nobody told his father

James Poker aged out of a treatment centre at 16. Nobody told his father

James Poker's time in care was filled with contradictions.At home in Natuashish, his father received notes from his caregivers stating he was happy and thriving while in out-of-province placements in Ontario and Saskatchewan.In reality he was a chronic runaway. He

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