25th Anniversary of Ratification of CRC in Canada: How Are We Doing?

by Kathy VandergriftChildren's Rights and Governance, Children's Rights in Canada, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRCPosted on No Comments

2016 is the 25th Anniversary of Canada’s Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – time to ask about progress in implementation.  Substantive progress in some areas is combined with no action in others, based on recommendations to Canada in the last review of children’s rights in 2012.  The CCRC offers this …

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Children’s Rights: Making Canada Work Better for Young People

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRCPosted on No Comments

November 22:  Panel and Workshop discussion on how children’s rights could improve federal/provincial/first nations cooperation to benefit all children in Canada.  2016 is the 25th Anniversary of Ratification of the Convention on the Rights on the Child.  Implementation remains a challenge.  This topic is timely because progress in many areas involves more several governing bodies. …

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