Nov 2014, CBC News: 3 issues that pit Canadian parents against the state Discipline, medical procedures and sex education continue to stir controversy in Canadian courtrooms
Category: Law, legal cases, formal complaints
Appeal court upholds ruling: Employers must accommodate parents child care obligations
Appeal court upholds ruling: Employers must accommodate parents child care obligations Kids First is working towards a human rights complaint about the definitions of "child care" and "work" that say that child care is not done by parents and is…
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Transcript from 1999 Federal Finance Committee
Transcript from 1999 Federal Finance Committee referring to the SCC case and the Boland cases relating to exploitation of parental child care providers. Check out the contempt for parents by MP Dr Carolyn Bennett and others and check out Ms…
Does government discriminate against parents?
Child Care Human Rights Case: Does government discriminate against parents? The federal court ruled that "child care" obligations are part of family status last year - this is being appealed. Kids First is planning a human rights complaint against government…
Mums in Prison Can Keep Babies
BC Court says mums in prison can keep babies. The right to security of person includes breastfeeding and attachment. Dec 2013 Globe and Mail article: Babies can stay with jailed moms
Vision & Data towards Social Justice & Optimal Child Well-Being in Family & Child Policy: Powerpoint Presentation
Nov 2013 Kids First Power Point Presentation: Vision & Data towards Social Justice & Optimal Child Well-Being in Family & Child Policy Presentation to UBC MSW Class November 2013Download
Family and Home Network: paper on “Campaign for Inclusive Family Policies” (broken link)
Family and Home Network is a US sister-organization to Kids First. Here is their excellent paper on Campaign for Inclusive Family Policies (broken link)
Join the Movement for Family-Friendly Policy — A Much Needed Policy Document
We need parents to be at the centre of policy for families and children.Currently the powerful organized voices - and therefore the special interests - of business, academics, researchers, social service unions and professionals dominate policy formation.They even use your…
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HELP KIDS FIRST MAKE A HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT AGAINST UNJUST DISCRIMINATION IN CHILD CARE LAWS
“The child shall have the right to be cared for by his or her parents.”“[Governments] shall respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents to provide appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by the child of the rights recognized…
Feb 2013: Landmark Human Rights Case for Families (broken link)
Feb 2013: Landmark Human Rights Case for FamiliesA court ruled that child care is a real need and not a life style choice and that the employer must make accommodation for this need as would be required for disability or…
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NAFTA Means US “Big Box” Daycare Chains Can Get Canadian Taxpayers’ Dollars
NAFTA Means US “Big Box” Daycare Chains Can Get Canadian Taxpayers’ Dollars: A legal opinion for Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE) says because of NAFTA daycare must be STATE-RUN not just state-funded to keep out US chains. Another legal…
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Take action against Bill C-303 on early learning and child care
Bill C-303 is the latest attempt by the daycare lobby elite to hijack all funding for "early learning and child care."This Bill is now being debated in a Parliamentary Committee. So far, it is supported by all three opposition parties.Please…
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Protected: KF 2021 May MCFD apprhension of 2 children – REDACTED and CORRECTED BY FAMILY + LEGAL CONCERNS
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The daycare lobby is using the “UN Convention on the Rights of the Child” to argue for more daycare (broken link)
The daycare lobby is using the “UN Convention on the Rights of the Child” to argue for more daycare. They avoid mentioning the primacy given the family and the parent-child relationship throughout the document. May 2006. report (PDF): “Canadian early…
Hutchinson v. BC : BC Human Rights Tribunal rejects Ministry of Health discrimination against hiring family as care providers
Hutchinson v. BC (broken link): BC Human Rights Tribunal rejects Ministry of Health discrimination against hiring family as care providers. This case has implications for funding of other forms of care including child care.