First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society
Registration:
4
of
7
(2023-02-01
to
2023-04-14)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- An Act to develop a national school food program for children, formerly known as Bill C-298
- An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Youth in Canada, formerly known as Bill-210
- Repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code, with respect to the defense in law of physical punishment of children
- Signed on to letter addressed to all House Leaders dated June 13, 2022, urging the House to bring Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, back for second reading before the House of Commons rose for summer break.
Policies or Program
- Reduce income inequality and resulting child and family poverty affecting children in British Columbia and across Canada through federal/provincial/territorial initiatives concerning income supports, affordable housing, post-secondary education and fair taxation.
- Sustained government investment in child care to make early learning and child care publicly funded, publicly governed, and embedded in our public education systems.