B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth is officially endorsing the Joint Statement on Physical Punishment of Children and Youth.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond joins over 250 organizations and experts already supporting a campaign against physical punishment.
The Joint Statement is a …
Shortly after becoming B.C.’s first Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond penned this article regarding children’s access to the justice system.
A Joint Special Report prepared by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer.
The Representative reinforces the Senate committee’s message that children’s rights have not be made a priority in Canada.
In November 2005, the Honourable Ted Hughes was appointed to conduct an independent review of British Columbia’s child protection system. More than 70 individuals with special expertise and over 300 child welfare groups contribute to the review. Five months later, …