A promising start: improving health and well-being of Canadian children and youth

Now is the time to put the interests of children first and take much needed action to advance Canada’s international standing with respect to child health and well-being.

NDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach, who represents Salaberry-Suroit, Que., aims to move the needle for Canada’s children through the establishment of a federal commissioner for children and youth.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SARA L. AUSTIN AND EMILY GRUENWOLDT

April 15, 2019

Bill C-441, an Act Respecting the Office of the Commissioner for Young Persons in Canada, marks a promising start in the effort to make Canada a world-leading country for kids. A private member’s bill tabled on April 9 by NDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach, who represents Salaberry-Suroit, Que., aims to m...

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