Summer Camps in the Shadows: Ontario's Lax Legislation Allows Predators to Thrive The recent case of Bradley Gibbs, a Durham Regional Police officer who pleaded guilty to assaulting children and continued to work at a summer camp for weeks, highlights a glaring gap in Ontario's legislation regarding staff screening at youth camps.
This incident is not an isolated event, but rather a symptom of a larger problem that allows predators like Gibbs to operate with relative impunity.
Unlike daycares and other childcare centers, which are subject to stricter regulations, summer camps can essentially operate with carte blanche when it comes to vetting staff.