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“Child protection services”: Two indigenous children in “house of horrors” run by BC government

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2023 July - news article & video - Global News - "Inquiry needed into horrific BC foster parents' case, says lawyer. https://globalnews.ca/news/9811193/inquiry-horrific-foster-parents-case-lawyer/ IS IT TIME TO DISMANTLE "CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES"? 2023 October - opinion - Vancouver Sun - More calls…

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Parent-child rights in international human rights law

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Catholic Civil Rights League - Parental authority in international law These two documents bring together the international human-rights agreements related to parental authority and children's rights in education. Declaration on the Authority of Parents and Guardians in their Children's Education This…

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Children in state care are running away and living on the streets

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2023 May - new article - Vancouver Sun - "Why are so Many Kids in BC Government Care Going Missing?" https://vancouversun.com/opinion/daphne-bramham-why-are-so-many-kids-in-b-c-government-care-going-missing Children in state-run group homes are leaving and living on the street where they may be trafficked and exploited.…

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Video: What benefits children’s development? What the top economist James Heckman really says.

Posted by on in Attachment, Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Children's Well-Being, Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Mental/Emotional Health, Policy with promise, Quality & staff-child ratios, Welfare reform, workfare, McJobs

February 2021 - video - interview with Nobel Laureate economist Dr James Heckman - American Enterprise Institute - "The Role of Families in Human Flourishing" Economist James Heckman's research on the cost-benefit of very high quality early intervention programs for…

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When education personnel violate parent-child rights: what is happening, what to do, legal action — a four-part video series and supplemental documents

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Suggestions for legal action when education personnel violate parent-child rights. This work is to give evidence and analysis to support legal action with 'how to' suggestion. The tone is related to that goal.  PART 1 Part 1 of 4 gives…

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Video: What Benefits Children’s Development? What The Top Economist James Heckman Really Says.

Posted by on in All-day kindergarten/daycare/preschool/ELCC, Attachment, Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Children's Well-Being, Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Mental/Emotional Health, Parents’ and Children’s Rights, Policy with promise, Quality & staff-child ratios, Welfare reform, workfare, McJobs, Women & Work

February 2021. Katharine B. Stevens. American Enterprise Institute - (youtube video): Interview with Nobel Laureate economist Dr James Heckman - "The Role of Families in Human Flourishing" Original article: February 2021. Katharine B. Stevens. American Enterprise Institute - (article): The…

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Unheard Voices: Discussing  Canada’s National Daycare System – Daycare policy leaves out many or most voices.

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2021 October 14. Cardus - (web video): "Unheard Voices: Discussing  Canada's National Daycare System"Cardus' Unheard Voices series brings more voices in. This panel discussion on the Canada-wide childcare policy features Karen Renkema of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada, Julie…

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Kids First Complaint and BC Attorney General response re: so-called “mature minor consent” in section 17 of BC Infants Act to medical treatment:- this violates Charter rights of parents and children- the government’s aggressive communications campaign informing minors they can hide and lie about their health care to their parents also violates the Charter

Posted by on in COVID-19, Law, legal cases, formal complaints, Mature minor consent & Infants Act, Misc., Parents’ and Children’s Rights

2021 May - email to BC government, Dr Bonny Henry, & health care officials requesting suspension of the Infants Act and government communications campaign targeting minors with message that violates Charter rights of parents and children To 'health care providers',…

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Residential Schools Became Child Protection Services Says Head of Truth & Reconciliation Commission

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2018 October 27. Canadian Press - (web news article): "Residential school ‘monster’ now lives in child-welfare system: senator: Sen. Murray Sinclair said there are more children in Canada’s child-welfare system today than there were at the height of residential schools" For…

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