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

Confronting Stigma: Children’s right to be free from substance-use stigma and its harm

par Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada, Mental health, Resources for Children July 21, 2022July 21, 2022Aucun commentaire

Check out the amazing work done by CCRC member, Starlings, on substance-use stigma. Starlings notes: “Stigma harms youth whose parents have a substance use disorder, that when we increase supports to families we will decrease risk for mental illness, substance use disorder, and suicide, and by exposing the systemic barriers that harms families, and address …

Letter to Joint Parliamentary Committee on MAID

par Kate ButlerLes droits de l'enfant au Canada June 23, 2022June 23, 2022Aucun commentaire

See below for a letter from the CCRC sent today to members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on MAID. June 23, 2022 Re: Medical Assistance in Dying – recommendation for children’s rights approach and considerations in fall committee hearings Dear Mr. Garneau and other members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on MAID, The Canadian Coalition …

2 Bills on Ending Corporal Punishment in Canada

par Kate ButlerViolence contre les enfants June 20, 2022June 20, 2022Aucun commentaire

Canada is in the unusual situation of having two private member’s bills tabled that call for repeal of section 43 of the Criminal Code – the law that allows physical punishment of children. Last month, Peter Julian (MP, New Westminster-Burnaby) tabled a bill in the House of Commons. Last week, Senator Stan Kutcher tabled a …

Winning entries for the 2nd annual writing competition

par Kate ButlerChildren's Rights in Canada, Resources for Children June 17, 2022October 31, 2022Aucun commentaire

Thank you to our sponsor, The Love of Reading Foundation. We are so grateful for your support! Congrats to all the winners! Wonderful submissions. Ages 7-10 1st place: Bettita “Diane vs the Bullies” Toronto, ON, Holy Family Catholic School Ages 11-14 1st place: Sarah “I don’t have a voice”, Montreal, Quebec, Ecole FACE School Ages …

DISRUPTED LIVES: Pandemic Policies for Youth Wellbeing- June 17 at 11am EST

par Kate ButlerLes droits de l'enfant au Canada June 16, 2022June 16, 2022Aucun commentaire

Youth-Engaged Policy: Bringing Youth Perspectives into Governance and Policy June 17th from 11:00 – 13:00 EST. The McGill Department of Equity Ethics and Policy, UNICEF Canada, and the ListenUP! for Youth Wellbeing initiative invite you to the final session of our DISRUPTED LIVES: Pandemic Policies for Youth Wellbeing conference. Panelists will share their experiences developing and using strategies such …

We are looking for young people interested in being researchers!

par Kate Butlerparticipation June 9, 2022June 30, 2022Aucun commentaire

Researchers from King’s University College at Western, McGill University, and the University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC), would like to invite children entering grades 7, 8 and 9 from Ontario to participate in a qualitative participatory action research (PAR) project in which the children are also …

CCRC Press Release on UN CRC’s Concluding Observations

par Kate ButlerSuivi du Canada et de la CNUDE June 9, 2022June 9, 2022Aucun commentaire

PRESS RELEASE Children’s Organizations urge Canada to act on the recommendations received from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. For Immediate Release Toronto, June 9, 2022 – In response to Canada’s appearance before the Committee on the Rights of the Child on May 17 & 18, 2022, the UN Committee today released …