The Representative’s submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which highlights the inter-generational impact of residential schools on today’s children and discusses the importance of using concepts of children’s human rights as a useful framework for reconciliation and …
This report reviews a serious child abuse prosecution stayed by the provincial court due to unreasonable delay and breaches of the accused’s Charter rights, because funding approval was not received to transcribe witness statements.
I would like to extend my gratitude to the workers in the child-serving system marking Social Work Week March 5-11. I encourage everyone to reflect on the work of social workers and their dedication and commitment to the safety and …
The Representative’s child death investigation into the lives and deaths of three B.C. children killed by their father shows domestic violence fixes called for two years ago are still needed.
The Representative for Children and Youth Act requires that the Act be reviewed by the Select Standing Committee for Children and Youth within five years of coming into force.
As part of that process, the Representative for Children and Youth …
