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Empowering 8 Million Kids: Get Ready for National Child Day on November 20,2024, and Launching the Future is NOW Awards!

Calgary, AB – November 19, 2024 – Children First Canada is excited to announce the upcoming National Child Day event, taking place tomorrow on November 20, 2024. This year marks the 35 th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The event’s theme, #8MillionEmpowered, will...

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Sara Austin from Children First Canada joins @CTVNews to share how kids are stepping up to advocate for their rights and make their voices heard. 💪 #NationalChildDay #8MillionEmpowered

🍎 Great news for kids in Ontario! 160,000 more children will get healthy meals through the new National School Food Program. Let’s keep it going—urging all provinces & territories to sign on so every child in Canada can thrive. 💛

Link: https://loom.ly/AltpYdo
#NourishKidsNow

📢 A GST holiday & cash rebate are steps forward, but with 1 in 5 kids in poverty, urgent action is needed to protect their rights & future!

Read our full statement: https://loom.ly/zF9A9PI

#ChildPoverty #RaisingCanada

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Upcoming Events

Nov. 20

National Child Day 2024

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Nov. 02

Young Canadians’ Parliament 2024/2025

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Nov. 04

Young Canadians’ Parliament 23/24

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Nov. 20

National Child Day 2023

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The Young Canadians’ Parliament (YCP) is a growing movement of children and youth who are speaking up for their rights – and sharing their views with parliamentarians. Young people across Canada are uniting as one voice so they can be heard at the highest levels of government.

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