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Youth Advisory Council

Mégane Jacques

16 years old, Quebec

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Mégane Jacques

16 years old, Quebec

Mégane Jacques, pronouns she/her, is 16 years old from Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Megane has experience on youth advisory councils. She was a part of the 2019-2020 RCMP’s National Youth Advisory Committee and has a background on student councils. She wants to use her voice to promote equity, children empowerment and good mental health. She believes that art, culture and knowledge should be rendered more accessible to all and that these should be a tool in children’s protection.

Amelia Penney-Crocker

14 years old, Nova Scotia

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Amelia Penney-Crocker

14 years old, Nova Scotia

Amelia Penney-Crocker, pronouns she/her, is 14 years old from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Amelia is passionate about climate change and women’s issues. She has her own website where she publishes weekly letters to the Prime Minister about climate change. Amelia uses writing as an activism tool and has written three books to teach children conflict management tools.

Anwar Boutahar

14 years old, Ontario

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Anwar Boutahar

14 years old, Ontario

Anwar Boutahar is 14 years old from Toronto, Ontario. Anwar has years of experience in speaking publically, including television and is very active in advocating. Anwar has always paid attention to the issues that other people choose to ignore.

Roman Wolfli

14 years old, Alberta

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Roman Wolfli

14 years old, Alberta

Roman Wolfli, pronouns he/him, is 14 years old from Calgary, Alberta. Roman has been engaged with Children First Canada for a number of years and believes that children deserve the same rights and freedoms as adults. Roman is a skilled public speaker and leader amongst his peers. Roman spends a lot of time developing fake history, geography, and politics for his imaginary country, Rojane.

Taylor Johnston

18 years old, Ontario

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Taylor Johnston

18 years old, Ontario

Taylor Johnston, pronouns she/her, is 18 years old from Cutler, Ontario. Taylor turned 18 while applications were being considered. She has had extensive experience in leadership development, such as Ontario Education Leadership Camps, Tim Horton’s leadership camps, and more. She also has experience as a youth advisor as a part of a Northern Indigenous Youth Council for her school board. Taylor wants children to know that they matter and that they come first.

Lyric Becker

13 years old, British Columbia

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Lyric Becker

13 years old, British Columbia

Lyric Becker, pronouns she/her, is 13 years old from Kelowna, British Columbia. This is Lyric’s first time on a youth advisory council but she is a big thinker who doesn’t want to wait to make a difference in the world. She thinks it is so important for children to understand that they have rights so that they can be empowered to speak up for themselves. It is important to ensure that Canadian children are aware of their fundamental rights. She is a passionate storyteller and fantasy writer, currently working on four separate novels!

Kamil Kanji

17 years old, Alberta

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Kamil Kanji

17 years old, Alberta

Kamil Kanji, pronouns he/him, is 17 years old from Calgary, Alberta. Kamil has sat on numerous youth advisory committees, including acting as the Co-Founder, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Calgary’s NE Youth Community Council. He is an experienced advocate who feels it is a basic duty to support those children who have been put in unsuccessful positions by unacceptable circumstances. Considering that Canada ranks 25th in the wellbeing of children, there is a great deal of work that needs to be done. Kamil is also able to speak 8 languages at varying degrees of fluency.

Thalia Bueno

16 years old, Ontario

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Thalia Bueno

16 years old, Ontario

Thalia Bueno, pronouns she/her, is 16 years old from Vaughan, Ontario. Thalia has not been on a youth advisory council before but she believes in advocating for and empowering vulnerable people within our society. She is ready to provide input when analyzing policies and help promote events through mobilization of youths. Thalia was on the poster for the Easter Seals Ontario’s fundraising campaign between 2014-2017. You could find her face all over malls, public transit and libraries.

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