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STATEMENTS AND NEWS RELEASES  | DECEMBER 20, 2019 array(1) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#16943 (10) { ["term_id"]=> int(31) ["name"]=> string(28) "Statements and News Releases" ["slug"]=> string(28) "statements-and-news-releases" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(31) ["taxonomy"]=> string(8) "category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(84) ["count"]=> int(175) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" } }

Representative’s Statement-December 20

The Representative has issued a statement following sentencing for an Oak Bay father convicted of murdering his two daughters in December 2017.

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Caught in the Middle

Investigative report on circumstances leading up to overdose death of teenager who came into contact with Alberta and B.C. child-serving systems. 

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Representative’s Statement on World Children’s Day

Thirty years ago today, the United Nations ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and it has been 28 years since the treaty was ratified by Canada. The UNCRC includes 54 articles that spell out the rights …


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Representative’s Statement Nov. 18, 2019

Representative Jennifer Charlesworth issues a statement in support of Transgender Awareness Week and International Transgender Day of Remembrance.

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Representative’s Statement on SSCCY report

The Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth’s report Children and Youth with Neuro-Diverse Special Needs is an important step toward improving services for B.C. children with special needs and their families.

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SSCCY report Children and Youth with Neuro-Diverse Special Needs

B.C.’s Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth has released a report titled: Children and Youth with Neuro-Diverse Special Needs.

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Representative’s statement on FASD forum

A unique forum on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) that saw children, youth, caregivers and key decision-makers come together recently in Victoria has highlighted the need for impactful and positive change to the system of supports for a population of young …


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Representative’s statement on federal appeal of CHRT ruling

I wish to express my extreme disappointment at today’s action by the federal government to fight a recent Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) ruling that ordered compensation for First Nations children and families affected by Canada’s discriminatory on-reserve child welfare …


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Annual Report 2018/19 and Service Plan 2019/20 to 2021/22

This report provides an overview of the work of the Office on behalf of the children and youth of B.C. over the past year and a plan outlining goals and objectives for the 2019/20 to 2021/22 fiscal years. Complete financial …


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CCCYA – A National Paper on Youth Suicide

The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) published A National Paper on Youth Suicide that calls on governments at the national, provincial and territorial levels to take concrete action to prevent youth suicide in Canada.

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