Families are demanding change to Manitoba’s adult abuse registry, saying it doesn’t protect vulnerable victims and leaves families in the dark on the process of adding alleged abusers. Manitoba’s adult abuse registry legislation states that the family is informed when someone is referred to the registry, but no one told Johnson’s family when Mansaray was referred. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)Long-time advocate disappointed with registryA long-time advocate for disability rights, Debra Roach, began calling for the creation of an adult abuse registry in the early 2010s. "I remember thinking that there was a child abuse registry in existence, but no adult abuse registry," the former RCMP officer said. A spokesperson for Fontaine said changes to the abuse registry legislation are in development and will be introduced this year.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2026 18:33 UTC