Past due: a plan for children and youth in Canada

The future of this country will be shaped not only by the challenges we face today, but how we invest in the children who will inherit them. Parliament must move swiftly to pass Bill S-212 and create a national strategy for children and youth.

Health Minister Marjorie Michel, left, and Anna Gainey, secretary of state for children and youth. The case for creating a strategy for children and youth is clear. UNICEF’s latest child well-being report ranks Canada 22nd out of 37 comparable countries, write Emily Gruenwoldt and Sevaun Palvetzian. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY EMILY GRUENWOLDT, SEVAUN PALVETZIAN

July 30, 2026

Canada needs a plan for children and young people that recognizes them not as a discreet policy issue, but as an investment in our collective future. Bill S-212, the proposed National Strategy for Children and Yo...

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