2/24/2023 0 Comments National policy for children![]() ![]() ![]() Kids remain the only disenfranchised members of Canadian society, making it even more important that their interests and concerns be given due attention by our elected officials and policy-makers. If kids can’t vote, their opinions don’t count. Arguably this is one of the reasons why kids’ issues don’t figure prominently in election campaigns, political platforms or mandate letters. Children cannot cast a ballot for the leaders who set the laws and policies that can help or hinder their fate. Kids represent a quarter of Canada’s population and 100 percent of our future, but they can’t vote. ![]() A federal children’s commissioner would provide much needed leadership and ensure better coordination between federal, provincial and municipal governments to ensure that no child gets left behind. One of the many things the COVID-19 crisis response has revealed is the gaps in the patchwork of approaches for care and protection of children across Canada. These are all significant initiatives, but what remains unclear is what the government plans to do to invest in the most vulnerable members of society: Canada’s children. The date for the federal budget has been delayed indefinitely by the COVID-19 pandemic, but once Parliament resumes sitting, the budget will be written to reflect the obvious – the response to the pandemic – along with the other priorities of the Trudeau government: reducing poverty, tackling climate change and gun violence. ![]()
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