B.C. mom says home-alone ruling undermines parents' rights

A B.C. mother says a court ruling that her eight-year-old son cannot stay at home alone after school could end up undermining the rights of parents across Canada.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Children and Family Development learned that the Terrace mother — identified only as B.R. in court documents — was leaving her son alone at home after school.

After B.R. refused to stop leaving her son home alone, officials obtained an interim supervision order from a judge. The mother appealed that decision, but a B.C. Supreme Court judge upheld it, and ruled the interim order should stand until a decision based on a protection hearing is released in November.

Carolina de Ryk say down for an exclusive interview with the mother.