Kate Butler, Author at Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children

Interview with Board Member Candace Blake-Amarante about the CCRC Writing Competition

by Kate ButlerResources for Children February 2, 2022February 2, 2022No Comments

This interview was done with Montreal Families to promote our writing competition. Check out the article here. What is the CCRC writing competition, and what is its goal? The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) writing competition was created to help inform children about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the …

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #3 Fact sheet

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada, Vulnerable Children January 19, 2022January 19, 2022No Comments

Call to Action #3: We call upon all levels of government to fully implement Jordan’s Principle Jordan’s Principle is a legal rule named after Jordan River Anderson, of the Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. Jordan was born with complex medical needs and after spending his first two years in the hospital, he was cleared …

New book on Monitoring State Compliance with the UN CRC

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights and Governance, Monitoring Canada and the UNCRC January 18, 2022January 18, 2022No Comments

A comprehensive book has just been published that will be of interest to many of you: Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The book was edited by Ziba Vaghri, Jean Zermatten, Gerison Lansdown and Roberta Ruggiero. Those who wish to purchase a soft- or hardcover book, may so do …

Global Child Launch

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada January 7, 2022No Comments

Check out this video of the Canadian GlobalChild launch! GlobalChild is the world’s first comprehensive child rights monitoring platform. The Canadian launch of the GlobalChild platform took place on Dec. 13, 2021, the 30th Anniversary of Canada’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Keep watching to hear from our prominent …

Press Release from Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations:

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights and Governance January 6, 2022January 7, 2022No Comments

ENGLISH MONTREAL SCHOOL BOARD TO PAY CHILD WITH LEARNINGDISABILITY AND PARENTS $20,000 FOR DISCRIMINATION Montreal, January 5, 2022 — An 11-year-old girl with a learning disability and her parentshave won the first round of their legal battle against the English Montreal School Board(EMSB) for discrimination based on disability. In a rare decision issued before Christmas, …

CCRC Chair: Year End Reflections

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada December 14, 2021December 14, 2021No Comments

Dear CCRC Members and Supporters, As 2021 draws to a close, I want to reach out an say thank you, as always, for your support of the Coalition. It is a pleasure to work with so many passionate advocates for children’s rights. This year, we worked alongside allies to make some significant progress in children’s …

Thank you CCRC Volunteers

by Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada December 8, 2021December 8, 2021No Comments

The CCRC extends a big thank you to all of our volunteers. We are so grateful for all that you do. We truly couldn’t do it without you. Here are a few ways our volunteers help: Social media Board & committee members Writing for our newsletter Governance & admin assistance Interns If you want to …

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