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Path to Progress for Children: Recommendations for Canada

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC October 10, 2012March 29, 2017No Comments

The Concluding Observations from the third review of children’s rights in Canada include recommendations for action that would greatly improve conditions for children in Canada. The CCRC will be pursuing implementation of these recommendations. Watch for a user-friendly summary and more detailed analysis in the days ahead. One reaction to evidence that some children in Canada …

Today’s Session Poses Important Questions for Canada

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC September 26, 2012September 10, 2018No Comments

Canada restated its commitment to promote and protect children’s rights. Questions from members of the UN Committeee on the Rights of the Child, however, highlighted that Canada will need to make changes to put that into practice. How, asked the committee, can Canada make sure that actions by all levels of government work together in the best …

Live blog of Child Rights Committee Hearing

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC September 24, 2012September 10, 2018No Comments

CCRC and our child rights experts provided live blogging of Canada’s appearance before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on September 26 and 27. The live webcast of the review was from 9am to 12pm EST on September 26th and 4am to 7am/9am to 12pm EST on September 27th at www.treatybodywebcast.org . The …

Canada Ranks Low in Investments for Children

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC September 23, 2012September 10, 2018No Comments

Did you know that Canada spends less on child development than most similar countries? Smart countries see spending on child development as an investment. Research shows that it is good economics to invest in a country’s young people. Canada considers spending on children as a financial drain that needs to be minimized to reduce budgets. Helping children develop …

National Children’s Advocate before Parliament

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC May 11, 2012September 10, 2018No Comments

MP Marc Garneau introduced a private member’s bill to establish a National Children’s Commissioner in Canada. This is one tool for children’s rights that has worked well in other countries. The CCRC advocates for such an office with a strong mandate that includes investigating complaints from young people. Garneau’s bill will be debated in the …

National Child Day: How is Canada celebrating?

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC November 19, 2011March 29, 2017No Comments

This year Canada is marking National Child Day by pushing through changes to the youth criminal justice system that completely violate the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Child. National Child Day celebrates adoption of the Convention more than 20 years ago. The CCRC laments that it is being totally ignored in the rush to pass Bill C-10.

National Child Day 2011

by Kathy VandergriftMonitoring Canada and the UNCRC November 16, 2011September 10, 2018No Comments

Sunday, November 20, is National Child Day. We celebrate adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. How well are we putting it into practice? A new CCRC report shows that too many children in Canada lack the support they need to develop their full potential. It also shows why it would be smart for …