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Day of the Girl – 2019

130 million girls do not attend school today. In 2012, the United Nations declared that October 11th will be known as the International Day of the Girl. This day was not only established to [...]

Mother’s Day

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 37 Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Nicole Eaton, Speaker pro tempore Mother's Day Hon. Mobina [...]

What Is a Rights-based Approach to Studying the Rights of Children and Others?

Every individual has rights, and states have obligations to all their citizens to protect those rights, including those of the most marginalized, vulnerable or at risk. The Convention on the Rights of the Child clearly sets out children’s rights and the principle that the best interests of the child shall [...]

International Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 127 Thursday, December 6, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker International Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, 23 years ago, on December 6, 1989, Marc Lépine shot 28 [...]

Funding for On-Reserve Education

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 126 Wednesday, December 5, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Funding for On-Reserve Education Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. [...]

Second Reading – Bill C-36 – Elder Abuse

Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 122 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Criminal Code Bill to Amend—Second Reading Leave having been given to revert to Government Business, Bills, Second Reading, Order No. 2: On the Order: Resuming debate on [...]

Children Are Not Born Cyberbullies

Children are not born cyberbullies. They’re children—unique but equally deserving of the happiness, love, and understanding guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. As I wrote in my last entry on fostering inclusive cultures, values like respect, kindness, and compassion are taught, learned, and experienced. It follows [...]

Les enfants ne naissent pas cyberintimidateurs

Les enfants ne naissent pas cyberintimidateurs. Ce sont des enfants : ils sont uniques, mais méritent tous autant les uns que les autres le bonheur, l’amour et la compréhension que garantit la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. Comme je l’ai écrit dans ma plus récente contribution, qui portait sur la [...]

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Democratic Rights, Part 2 The Evolving Charter

In my last entry for this series, I demonstrated how the democratic rights outlined in sections 3-5 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms were designed to prevent the return of laws from Canadian history that either disenfranchised specific groups or interfered with the fairness of elections. However, by [...]

Women in the Canadian Armed Forces

In yesterday’s blog, I took the opportunity to cover Canada’s difficulties in reaching out to its multicultural population. However, it is worth noting that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)’s challenges do not end there- it also struggles to recruit and retain women- particularly in the Royal Canadian Air Force, where [...]

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