SASKATOON – November 20th is National Child Day, a celebration of children and youth in Canada, and a reminder of Canada’s pledge to uphold children’s rights. Canada became a signatory to these rights by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1991. The Convention on the Rights of the […]
VICTORIA – As B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, I want to formally acknowledge and celebrate the fact that longtime advocate and “children’s warrior” Dr. Cindy Blackstock has this week received a prestigious and very well-deserved global honour recognizing her years of advocacy on behalf of young people. Dr. Blackstock has been awarded the 2023 […]
Increasing poverty rates, deepening vulnerabilities of children heading into kindergarten and an inability to access affordable childcare are preventing B.C. young people from thriving, says the province’s Representative for Children and Youth. “We are seeing recent results of three separate surveys that tell us very clearly that many kids in this province are not ok,” […]
As B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, I am often asked what keeps me awake at night and what worries me most about what young people in B.C. are experiencing. Like many other parents, family members, peers, service providers and leaders, I have many areas of concern these days, but the one that makes my […]
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