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| The '''Canadian Children's Rights Council Inc.''' (in ], '''Conseil canadien des droits des enfants inc.''') is a ] that is based in ], ]. It describes itself as a ] educational and advocacy organization dedicated to supporting the rights and responsibilities of Canadian children and providing critical analysis of governments' policies at all levels of government in Canada.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.canadiancrc.com/About_Us.aspx | title = About Us | publisher = Canadian Children's Rights Council| accessdate = 2008-04-01 }}</ref> It has been described as |
The '''Canadian Children's Rights Council Inc.''' (in ], '''Conseil canadien des droits des enfants inc.''') is a ] that is based in ], ] founded in 1991. It describes itself as a ] educational and advocacy organization dedicated to supporting the rights and responsibilities of Canadian children and providing critical analysis of governments' policies at all levels of government in Canada.<ref name=aboutus>{{cite web | url = http://www.canadiancrc.com/About_Us.aspx | title = About Us | publisher = Canadian Children's Rights Council| accessdate = 2008-04-01 }}</ref><ref name="star">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/article/419996|title=Spanking Alternatives|date=Apr 30, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> It has been described as an example of ] group that "has appropriated a discourse of children's rights as an anti-feminist strategy", and observed as having adopted the abbreviation of the ].<ref>{{cite book |author=Burman, Erica |title=Deconstructing developmental psychology |publisher=] |location=New York |year=2008 |pages= |isbn=0-415-39561-5 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
| ==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
| The organization |
The organization researches, educates and advocates in the area of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian children.<ref name=aboutus/><ref name=star/> It lobbies the government, intergovernmental and NGOs about the issues related to their mandate, and have testified at Canadian provincial and federal committees and ministerial consultations.<ref name=aboutus/><ref name=crin>{{cite web|url=http://www.crin.org/organisations/viewOrg.asp?ID=2168|title=Canadian Children's Rights Council|work=Children's Rights Information Network|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref><ref name="Lee-shanok"/> | ||
| Their website hosts a virtual library of books, position statements, historical and other documents, on subjects such as implementation of the ], ] and ], ], ], ], ], and female ]s. The organization states that their website is the most visited website in Canada on the issues of children's rights and responsibilities.<ref name=star/> | |||
| ==Positions== | ==Positions== | ||
| The organization supports the existence of a national and provincial ]s on the implementation of the United Nations ]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071120/UNICEF_children_071120/20071120?hub=TopStories | title = Canada not meeting obligations to children: UNICEF | date = 2007-11-20 | accessdate = 2009-05-22 | publisher = ] }}</ref> | The organization supports the existence of a national and provincial ]s on the implementation of the United Nations ].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071120/UNICEF_children_071120/20071120?hub=TopStories | title = Canada not meeting obligations to children: UNICEF | date = 2007-11-20 | accessdate = 2009-05-22 | publisher = ] }}</ref> The group opposes corporal punishment including spanking, and promotes the idea of parent training in alternatives.<ref name=star/> The group's president, Grant Wilson, has stated "he believes women who abandon their babies should be charged with ]..." though a defense of diminished capacity could be used in cases involving post partum depression.<ref> Retrieved 4/2/08.</ref> He has also called for tougher penalties, including for jail time, for mothers who deny fathers ] with their children.<ref name="Lee-shanok">{{cite news|title=Custody Penalties Ripped|last=Lee-Shanok|first=Philip|date=March 31, 1998|work=Toronto Sun|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Formation | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Type | non-profit advocacy group |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Canada |
| Official language | English and French |
The Canadian Children's Rights Council Inc. (in French, Conseil canadien des droits des enfants inc.) is a non-governmental organization that is based in Toronto, Canada founded in 1991. It describes itself as a nonprofit educational and advocacy organization dedicated to supporting the rights and responsibilities of Canadian children and providing critical analysis of governments' policies at all levels of government in Canada. It has been described as an example of fathers' rights group that "has appropriated a discourse of children's rights as an anti-feminist strategy", and observed as having adopted the abbreviation of the Canadian Coalition on the Rights of Children.
Activities
The organization researches, educates and advocates in the area of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian children. It lobbies the government, intergovernmental and NGOs about the issues related to their mandate, and have testified at Canadian provincial and federal committees and ministerial consultations.
Their website hosts a virtual library of books, position statements, historical and other documents, on subjects such as implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, parental alienation and parental alienation syndrome, infanticide, joint custody following divorce, paternity fraud, corporal punishment, and female sex offenders. The organization states that their website is the most visited website in Canada on the issues of children's rights and responsibilities.
Positions
The organization supports the existence of a national and provincial commissioners on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The group opposes corporal punishment including spanking, and promotes the idea of parent training in alternatives. The group's president, Grant Wilson, has stated "he believes women who abandon their babies should be charged with attempted murder..." though a defense of diminished capacity could be used in cases involving post partum depression. He has also called for tougher penalties, including for jail time, for mothers who deny fathers visitation rights with their children.
References
- ^ "About Us". Canadian Children's Rights Council. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "Spanking Alternatives". Toronto Star. Apr 30, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- Burman, Erica (2008). Deconstructing developmental psychology. New York: Routledge. pp. 170. ISBN 0-415-39561-5.
- "Canadian Children's Rights Council". Children's Rights Information Network. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ Lee-Shanok, Philip (March 31, 1998). "Custody Penalties Ripped". Toronto Sun.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Canada not meeting obligations to children: UNICEF". CTV News. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- The Current; CBC: Feb 8, 2007. Retrieved 4/2/08.