Celebration of the Life of Les Horne – November 17, 2011
Defence for Children International-Canada is pleased to invite you to attend a Celebration of the Life of Les Horne 6:00 pm on November 17, 2011 at the City of Toronto Archives 255 Spadina Rd., Toronto So many are grieving the recent loss of Les Horne, first Child Advocate in Ontario, founding member […]
April 26th, 2011 – The "Best Interests of The Child": A Promise Broken
This year’s Lowery Lecturer is Kim Pate, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) and part time professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. She is an advocate for the rights of women and girls caught in the criminal justice system, for example, Ashley Smith, the young woman whose […]
MANIFESTO FOR YOUTH
The natural agency for the development and training of children and youth is the family. The UN.Convention on the Rights of the Child was a heroic effort to provide a framework for the healthy development of young people in every culture. The present initiatives of the Canadian Government are heretical and unfortunate attempts to re-impose […]
