Archive for the ‘Child & Family Debates’ Category
« Older Entries | Newer Entries »
Bad girls are often in trouble from the day they were born
TheStar.com – living – Bad girls are often in trouble from the day they were born
Motivation for female crime very different from that of males
January 30, 2008
Antonia Zerbisias, Living columnist
Girls may have gone wild, but have they gone bad?
No question that, according to a Statistics Canada report last Thursday, the number of females age 12 and up accused of violent crime climbed between 1986 and 2005.
Posted in Child & Family Debates, Equality Debates | No Comments »
Children’s aid system still flawed, auditor says
TheStar.com – Ontario – Children’s aid system still flawed, auditor says
January 30, 2008
Robert Benzie, Rob Ferguson & Kerry Gillespie, Queen’s Park Bureau
The Ontario government is pledging to fix lingering problems at provincial children’s aid societies after another probe by Auditor General Jim McCarter.
McCarter concluded there have been improvements since his scathing 2006 investigation, but a follow-up report released yesterday found the Liberal government is still not fairly funding a system that cares for 300,000 children.
Posted in Child & Family Debates | No Comments »
City should avoid major fee hikes
TheStar.com – comment/editorial – City should avoid major fee hikes
January 09, 2008
From swimming to mom and tot sessions, few Toronto services bring residents together more than the city’s 52,000 recreational programs. They are part of the glue that binds our community.
Posted in Child & Family Debates, Equality Debates, Inclusion Debates | No Comments »
Healthy diet for children belongs on daycare menu
TheStar.com – comment – Healthy diet for children belongs on daycare menu
January 09, 2008
Karen Spector & Gary Bloch
It’s time for the City of Toronto to put its food where its mouth is.
The city cares for, and feeds, more than 3,000 children in its daycares.
Our daughter is one of those children, and we are often dismayed at the food our child is served in the city’s care.
In the fall, Mayor David Miller proclaimed Oct. 16, 2007, “World Food Day” for Toronto, and professed support for “local and sustainable foods.”
Posted in Child & Family Debates, Health Debates | No Comments »
Targeted child care misses mark
TheStar.com – comment
January 04, 2008
CAROL GOAR
Intuitively, it makes sense that early learning programs should be targeted at low-income children. They face bigger hurdles than other youngsters. They’re more likely to struggle at school. They have a higher risk of dropping out and perpetuating the poverty cycle.
Yet pediatricians, teachers and psychologists consistently advocate that all pre-schoolers be treated equally.
For the past 15 years, Canada’s politicians have ignored the experts and gone with their guts.
Posted in Child & Family Debates, Inclusion Debates | No Comments »
`Tough-on-crime’ policies actually make us less safe
TheStar.com – comment – `Tough-on-crime’ policies actually make us less safe
December 06, 2007
Barbara Benoliel, Terance Brouse
The federal government’s recent changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, part of a series of legislative fixes announced in the past month, introduced a number of ideas that are clearly out of step with expert thinking on crime prevention.
Posted in Child & Family Debates, Inclusion Debates | No Comments »
Recent Comments