Mature minor consent laws undermine parents' and children's rights. February 2020. Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - discussion article: "Mature Minor Consent Laws" (Download article PDF here)
Category: Law, legal cases, formal complaints
Children & Youth Harmed by Child Protection Services
Current family laws that define "abuse" and "risk" are vague, over-broad, and arbitrary and thus may violate the 'principles of fundamental justice' of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Parents' Charter rights to a fair trial are not addressed.…
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Legal fight against BC Ministry of Child and Family Development apprehension of Metis children
February 22, 2018 Globe & Mail article: BC Supreme Court order providing Indigenous mother daily access to newborn could set national precedent December 14, 2019 Globe & Mail front page feature article: No way out: How a mother is fighting…
Parents’ Rights in Child Protection Cases in BC
BC Law Society's handbook of advice for BC parents about parents rights in child protection issues. 2019. Carol Herter, Katrina Harry, et. al. Legal Services Society - handbook: Parents’ Rights, Kids’ Rights: (Download PDF here) NOTE: parents' and children's Charter…
Creating Positive Child Care Policy
January 21, 2019. Helen Ward, Brenda Burns, et. al. Cardus - policy paper: A Positive Vision for Child Care Policy across CanadaKids First is a signatory to this landmark policy paper. Share it with policy makers and parents! Add your…
Canadian Tax Court Affirms Parental Discretion Over Non-Parental Child Care Decisions and Age of Children Home Along
September 21, 2018. Jamie Golombek, Financial Post - article: Canadian Tax Court Affirms Parental Discretion Over Non-Parental Child Care Decisions and Age of Children Home Along. Non-parental child care expenses incurred so parents can "work" can be deducted for children…
Parents take BC government to court over tragic death of their toddler son in daycare
September 18, 2018. Anita Bathe. CBC - article: Parents take BC government to court over tragic death of their toddler son in daycare The case raises government violation of the child's Charter right to security of person. Daycare regulations are…
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Worsening Government Discrimination Against Parents an Children
July 2018 - Worsening Government Discrimination Against Parents an Children Federal-provincial Early Learning and Child Care agreements exclude parental child care from any funding. The agreements for funding to each province and territory specify that "areas of investment" be limited…
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All child care should be valued and funded
March 20, 2018. Beverly Smith. Policy Options - article (web): All child care should be valued and funded Article by former Kids First President, Beverley Smith, in Policy Options, the magazine of the Institute for Research on Public Policy: All…
Media Release: International Women’s Day complaint to federal government: end discrimination against mothers caring for their kids
MEDIA RELEASE Burnaby, BC - March 8, 2018 - Kids First Parent Association of Canada is marking International Women's Day by submitting a formal complaint to the federal government regarding discrimination. A letter submitted today outlines discrimination against both mothers…
March 8, 2018 – International Women's Day
Our government thinks maternal child care is bad for women and children and the economy. Our leaders want to "GET MOTHERS BACK TO WORK" and get our children into full time LICENSED DAYCARE so we can be "PRODUCTIVE" in the…
Mother of Home Alone 8-year-old to BC Premier: “I Felt Bullied”
October 6th, 2015 Media Release -- email letters includedKids First Parent Association of Canada In letters to BC Premier Christie Clark the mother of the eight-year old at the centre of a recent ruling by the BC Supreme Court describes…
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Kevin O'Leary On Daycare: It’s unCanadian
Oct 2015: Tycoon dragon blasts daycare: "anti family" "incentivizing parents" Business News Network interview - Bucking the international business sector promotion of tax-subsidized daycare, Kevin O'Leary, Canadian tycoon featured on CBC TV's "Dragon's Den", took time during this interview to…
Parents Have the Right to Decide
The Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family say "It's a parent's right to decide". Sep 17, 2015 CBC article: B.C. Supreme Court rules 8 is too young to be left home alone
Parent & Child Rights Cases & Documents
List of human rights laws, cases, etc. related to parental/child rights in CanadaDownload UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - parent rights and "respect for parent" highlightedDownload List of international human right agreements on parental authorityDownload
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