CBC: Calgary teen adds Alberta perspective as Canadian Children’s Charter comes together
CBC: Calgary teen adds Alberta perspective to the Canadian Children’s Charter
CBC: Calgary teen helps draft Canadian Children’s Charter in Ottawa
Calgary teen helps draft Canadian Children’s Charter
Toronto Star: Teens across the country gather in Ottawa to finalize new children’s charter
Toronto Star: Teens across the country gather in Ottawa to finalize Canadian Children’s Charter
2017 Impact Report Now Available
The 2016 – 2017 Children First Canada Impact Report is now available! It can be viewed or downloaded here.
Canadian Children Need Protection from Our Government
Huffington Post December 12, 2017 By Hannah Ruuth and Pamela Lovelace Oh Canada, we deserve a better and stronger future. Listen to our call to action and hear our voices by reading and acting on the recommendations in the Canadian Children’s Charter. While we are thankful Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights […]
National Children’s Commissioner Could Make Canadian Kids More Resilient
Research tells us that when we change the world around our children, resilience follows, regardless of their individual capacity to cope with adversity. Each year on Nov. 20, Canada recognizes National Child Day, a day to celebrate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Canada ratified in 1991. Yet, it was only […]
Calgary teen tapped to help develop Canadian Children’s Charter
Toney Bedell with CBC’s Rob Brown 17-year-old Toney Bedell hopes to lay some groundwork and get the PM’s attention It’s intended to be like the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but for kids, and a Calgary teen is headed to the nation’s capital next week to be a part of the development process. “Children […]
Calgary youngster to help frame children’s charter
CHRIS NELSON, FOR THE CALGARY HERALD Selected youngsters from across the country, including a 17-year-old Calgarian, will gather in the nation’s capital this month to help create the long-discussed Canadian Children’s Charter. Toney Bedell, a pupil at Crescent Heights high school in Calgary, will be among 30 young people invited to discuss and frame the […]
Financial Education Should Be A Basic Human Right
Financial education is a survival skill. You simply cannot thrive in today’s modern economy without an understanding of money.
A Country For All Children To Thrive
As Canadians we pride ourselves on our commitment to inclusion and diversity. Yet, when it comes to disabilities, this pride doesn’t match reality. Put simply – rather than inclusion, the every day experience of many Canadians with disabilities is stigma, prejudice, and even fear.