Dear Roland

Let me see if I can be clearer in my explanation to you:

1. During my 40 YEARS living in the United Kingdom, I am aware of only ONE 
couple (wife Goan, husband English) who have adopted two children (also mixed 
race). 

2. I do not believe the situation in Canada within our Canadian-Goan community 
to be vastly different from that in the United Kingdom.

3. There was no evidence during my trip to Toronto of any Canadian-Goan 
adopting a child nor do I recall ever having seen any Chinese, Haitian, Russian 
children running around on any videos uploaded of Canadian-Goan functions held 
in Canada. Unless these children are kept in their carrycots until the age of 
18!

4. The statistical information I provided you was from the Adoption Council of 
Canada. It is up to you whether you accept this information or not.

5. MY CONCLUSION: Adoption by couples within our Goan community both in the 
United Kingdom and Canada is minuscule.

6. Unless you can provide facts to prove otherwise. 

7. Hope you will agree that when writing on our social networking sites, 
misinformation should be kept to a minimum, preferably none at all.


Rose Fernandes
Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom

29 June 2012

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