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Representative’s Report #25 – Reviews and Investigations: June 1, 2015 – Sept. 30, 2015

The purpose of the Representative for Children and Youth’s (RCY) reviews and investigations of child deaths and critical injuries is to identify and thoughtfully analyze issues – particularly service delivery. The intent is to help prevent similar deaths or injuries …


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Representative welcomes today’s ruling by Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Today’s landmark ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, formally recognizing that federal provision of First Nations child and family services on-reserve across Canada is discriminatory, is a welcome and important step toward equality for Aboriginal children with their non-Aboriginal …


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Representative to Address Human Rights of Indigenous Children

Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond will address the human rights of Indigenous children as part of the University of British Columbia’s Janusz Korczak Lecture Series How to Love a Child that continues this week.

The series honours the memory and teachings …


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The Placement of Children and Youth in Care in Hotels in British Columbia

This joint report is a collaborative initiative undertaken by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The report was initiated after the tragic death of a British Columbia youth in care in September …


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Growing Up in B.C. Youth Infographic

How are youth doing in British Columbia? What do they think about health, money, bullying, and other issues they face? To follow up our report Growing Up in B.C. 2015, the Representative’s Office has released a new infographic that …


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Statement from Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond on Plecas Report

Dec. 14, 2015
By Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
B.C. Representative for Children and Youth

Today the provincial government released a document, Part 1 of “Decision Time, a Review of Child Policy, Practice and Legislation”, written by Bob Plecas.

I was pleased …


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B.C. Adoption Update

The Representative’s latest B.C. Adoption Update provides key statistics for this fiscal year to date and for the two previous fiscal years.  Numbers released today show improvement in some areas of B.C.’s provincial adoption process, including an increase in the …


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Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates

A letter from the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to work with his federal and provincial/territorial colleagues to address the dire situation of Indigenous child welfare in Canada.

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Statement from Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates on National Child Day

On National Child Day (November 20, 2015), the members of the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) repeat their call to the federal government and provincial and territorial governments to come together and address the dire situation of Indigenous …


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