CAS is pretty internationally reknown for scandal and corruption. They handled my adoption in the early 80s and there are some pretty glaring issues in my files. At the base they are simply like any other child service agency...deeply flawed and there's zero transparency or oversight in Ontario. People have a huge problem with the police policing and investigating themselves but don't seem to have the same issue with CAS investigating itself. The Ombudsman has no authority to investigate CAS because it's not actually a government institution, it's a private business that the government contracts with.