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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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…
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
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
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
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 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…
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…
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
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 is a US sister-organization to Kids First. Here is their excellent paper on Campaign for Inclusive Family Policies (broken link)
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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“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 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: 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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