The Representative’s Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, in respect to Bill C-4 (An Act to Amend the Youth Justice Act).
The third and final report assessing the 62 recommendations of the April 2006 B.C. Children and Youth Review (the “Hughes Review“). Previous progress reports were released in Nov. 2007, Dec. 2008.
November 20th is National Child Day. The date celebrates the occasion when Canada adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
As B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, the work of my Office is based on …
The plan reflecting the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth’s goals and objectives from 2011/12 to 2013/14.
Over the years, I have had the privilege of meeting many adoptive parents and the young people to whom they have given second chances and new lives.
Through the advocacy work of my office, we are honored to see the …
This unique report takes a sweeping look at young lives across the province, using as wide a lens as possible to examine the state of British Columbia’s children and youth.
The Representative examines the key things that children need from their families, communities and government in order to have the best possible start in life.
In honour of Foster Family month, I offer my personal thanks to B.C’s foster parents, for their hard work and dedication to the young people they are helping.
There is a great proverb that says “one generation plants the trees, …
This report provides an overview of the Office’s work on behalf of the vulnerable children and youth of B.C. over the past year.