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A question of commitment : children's rights in Canada /
Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child over a decade ago, yet there is still a lack of awareness about and provision for children's rights. What are Canada's obligations to children? How has Canada fallen short? Why is it so important to the future of Canadi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waterloo, Ont. :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Studies in childhood and family in Canada.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : a question of commitment / R. Brian Howe
- Child poverty : the evolution and impact of child benefits / Ken Battle
- Early learning and child care : is Canada on track? / Martha Friendly
- A right to health : children's health and health care through a child rights lens / Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
- Corporal punishment : a violation of the rights of the child / Joan E. Durrant
- Child sexual abuse and exploitation : what progress has Canada made? / Anne McGillivray
- Youth justice and children's rights : transformations in Canada's youth justice system / Myriam Denov
- Restorative justice : toward a rights-based approach / Shannon Moore
- The participation rights of the child : Canada's track record / Kelly Campbell, Linda Rose-Krasnor
- Children's rights education : Canada's best-kept secret / Katherine Covell
- Aboriginal children's rights : is Canada keeping its promise? / Marlyn Bennett
- The rights of children in care : consistency with the convention? / Tom Waldock
- Homeless children and street-involved children in Canada ; On the rights of refugee children and child asylum seekers / Sonja Grover
- Implementing the rights of children with disabilities / Richard Sobsey
- Conclusion : Canada's ambivalence toward children / R. Brian Howe, Katherine Covell.