A submission from the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) to the Select Standing Committee on Justice and Human rights, for their consideration regarding Bill C-10 which contains proposed amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.…
The Representative responds to comments regarding the report Fragile Lives, Fragmented Systems.
This report is an aggregated, in-depth look at the lives and deaths of 21 B.C. infants collectively studied to identify and analyze trends. The report contains seven recommendations.
This Special Report reviews the current MCFD policy regarding the reporting of critical injuries and deaths to the Representative. It makes a recommendation regarding needed improvements to the policy.
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 …