The mother of three children, murdered by their mentally ill father in Merritt more than five years ago, is still waiting to find out if her ex-husband will be allowed to move to a psychiatric hospital in Manitoba.
Darcie Clarke lost her ten year old daughter and two sons, aged eight and five in April of 2008.
Earlier this year, she asked BC's Attorney General to block Allan Schoenborn's transfer to a facility near Winnipeg.
Her cousin Stacy Galt says that was four months ago...and the family's still waiting for a decision.
"I'm really hoping to hear soon that it's not going to happen. We're trying to fight it tooth and nail."
Galt says they want Schoenborn designated a ``high-risk'' offender before he's allowed to go anywhere.
The BC Review Board has approved his request, but it could be several more weeks before a final decision is made.
Galt recently returned from a trip to Ottawa where she asked a parliamentary committee to to approve legislation making it more difficult for people found mentally unfit to stand trial to re-offend.
She says she's met with some Conservative and New Democrat MPs, but her requests for a private meeting with the federal Liberals have been denied.
"They won't give me the time of day. They say, 'oh, we'll meet with you and then they cancel. In the past two years I've been fighting for this and in the past two years, they will not meet or speak with me."
But Vancouver-Centre MP Hedy Fry, who's also the Liberal critic for health, insists she's ready to talk to Galt anytime she wants.
"All you have to do is call my office and I will find the time to meet with you. I have four staff and not a single one of them has been called. We have said we would meet with them at any time."
Fry admits the Liberals are worried about changes which could lead to, among other things, hearings for offenders held every three years instead of annually.