Author: Kathy Vandergrift
Climate Change Threatens Children’s Right to Healthy Environment
November 30, 2018Today the CCRC is joining other groups to apply for intervenor status in current court challenges relating to climate change. The CCRC plans to draw the court’s attention to children’s right to a healthy environment under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We are presenting evidence to show the disproportionate impact for children […]
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Raise the Bar for Children’s Rights: Next Steps
November 23, 2018More than one hundred people gathered for two days of learning about children’s rights in Canada. “It was good to come together,” said one participant, “to connect our own work with others and think about all rights for all children in Canada.” The conference brought together people from a wide range of ages, positions, and […]
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Child Welfare Systems and Children’s Rights
November 13, 2018In a new discussion paper, the CCRC is calling for reform of provincial child welfare systems to better respect the rights of children. Recent rulings by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and provincial courts in the Sixties Scoop cases found that both federal and provincial child welfare programs have violated the rights of Indigenous children. […]
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Children at the Center of New Family Law
October 29, 2018Bill C-78 proposes significant changes in the laws that affect children caught up in the separation and/or divorce of their parents and related family court processes. Legislative changes that will make the best interests of the children the paramount consideration for all actors is positive. It makes Canada’s laws more consistent with the Convention on […]
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Children’s Rights in Canada’s Response to the UPR
September 30, 2018Canada received 245 recommendations from other countries to improve how it implements human rights, including children’s rights. The response is a missed opportunity to make and show progress in Canada. It shows that not much has changed in practice, in spite of ministerial level statements about improving implementation in Canada. The forthcoming review of children’s […]
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Children’s rights under review
September 16, 2018Children’s rights in Canada are under review. The official report, due in July, is now four months late. Children’s rights are important. You can help ensure the review is taken seriously. You can use the review process to make progress for your issues. Read more about it and consider what you can do. Implementing the […]
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Poverty Plan: A Good Start
August 22, 2018The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) welcomes the official release of Canada’s first Federal Poverty Reduction Strategy. It signals clear recognition of the need for focused and coordinated attention to address the long-standing challenge of poverty, including child poverty, across Canada. In particular, the framework is noteworthy for setting targets, using multiple […]
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