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Title:Question of Commitment : Children's Rights in Canada
Series:(Studies in Childhood & Family in Canada Series)
Author:R Brian Howe & Katherine Covell (eds)
ISBN:155458003X : 9781554580033
Illustrations:tables & charts
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:442
Weight: .684 Kg.
Published:Wilfrid Laurier University Press - May 2007
List Price: 25.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Canada: Children: Human rights: International human rights law


In 1991, the Government of Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, requiring governments at all levels to ensure that Canadian laws and practices safeguard the rights of children. This is the first book to assess the extent to which Canada has fulfilled this commitment.

Introduction: A Question of Commitment; Child Poverty: The Evolution and Impact of Child Benefits; Early Learning and Child Care: Is Canada on Track?; A Right to Health: Children's Health and Health Care Through a Child Rights Lens; Corporal Punishment: A Violation of the Rights of the Child; Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: What Progress Has Canada Made?; Youth Justice and Children's Rights: Transformations in Canada's Youth Justice System; Restorative Justice: Toward a Rights-based Approach; The Participation Rights of the Child: Canada's Track Record; Children's Rights Education: Canada's Best-Kept Secret; Aboriginal Children's Rights: Is Canada Keeping Its Promise?; The Rights of Children in Care: Consistency with the Convention?; Homeless Children and Street-Involved Children in Canada; On the Rights of Refugee Children and Child Asylum Seekers; Implementing the Rights of Children with Disabilities; Conclusion: Canada's Ambivalence Towards Children; Index.