DCI-Canada responds to proposed changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act
DCI-Canada today released its position paper on Bill C-25, An Act to Amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Monday, March 3, 2008 | READ MORE


DCI-Canada granted standing in the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario
The Honourable Stephen Goudge, Commissioner of the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario, granted standing to Defence for Children International-Canada (DCI-Canada) in his ruling on standing and funding today.

Friday, August 17, 2007 | READ MORE


Government must work to eradicate problem of child soldiers: Dallaire
Romeo Dallaire will deliver Defence for Children International’s Lowery Lecture in Toronto on Thursday, May 18. In it he will make a passionate call for all Canadians to face their failures in places like Rwanda and other countries where hundreds of thousands of children – some as young as eight years old – are abducted to fight in armies run by unaccountable armed group

Sunday, April 23, 2006 | READ MORE


Media coverage of youth and children simplistic and abusive, says prominent Canadian radio host
Children are the only people other than prisoners whose rights are denied by legislation, says Michael Enright, host of CBC's Sunday Edition.

Thursday, May 19, 2005 | READ MORE


This year’s Lowery Lecture will explore the hidden
harm in the ‘protection’ of children
In Canada, the methods and rhetoric of child protection, even the words we use to describe childhood, conceal discriminatory attitudes that harm children, according to Toronto lawyer Jeffery Wilson.

Tuesday, May 25, 2004 | READ MORE


Chronic under-funding and neglect put Ontario's Child Advocacy Office in last place within Canada: Report
Ontario is trailing behind most provinces in providing safeguards that protect the rights of children in care, according to a report released by an international children's rights group today.

Wednesday, June 18, 2003 | READ MORE