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31 May 2012 Child and Youth Advocate to celebrate International Children's DayStudents from four Fredericton-area schools will be joined by Christian Whalen, acting child and youth advocate, at Mactaquac Provincial Park on June 1 to celebrate International Children's Day. |
02 February 2012 Child and youth advocates say Canada must improve the lives of Aboriginal childrenA national plan is urgently needed to address the single most important systemic human rights issue in the country – the health, education and safety of Aboriginal children and youth. |
08 December 2011 Review of Youth Criminal Justice Act to be undertakenThe provincial government has been notified by the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate that it will carry out a systemic review of services to young persons in New Brunswick in relation to the application of the federal Youth Criminal Justice Act. |
18 November 2011 Co-release of the 2011 State of the Child reportThe New Brunswick Health Council and the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate today released the fourth annual State of the Child report in Fredericton. |
07 November 2011 Community radio show about children’s rightsA community radio program entitled Comment aimer un enfant (how to love a child) will launch today as a collaboration between the New Brunswick Child and Youth Advocate and CJPN 90.5 FM and the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne in Fredericton. |
04 November 2011 Launch of provincial Children's Rights Awareness WeekThe first annual Children's Rights Awareness Week in New Brunswick will take place Nov. 18 - 25. |
24 August 2011 Child and youth advocate reaches out to Saint John autism communityChristian Whalen, acting child and youth advocate, is encouraging families to contact his office if they have concerns about services available to autistic |
05 April 2011 Richard to lead review of legislative officers; interim replacements announcedBernard Richard, the outgoing ombudsman and child and youth advocate, will lead a review of the mandates of legislative officers, Premier David Alward announced today. |
31 March 2011 Follow-up to First Nations child welfare review releasedThe Office of the Ombudsman and Child and Youth Advocate today released a follow-up to its 2010 report, Hand-in-Hand: A Review of First Nations Child Welfare in New Brunswick. |
17 March 2011 Report on a Centre of Excellence for Children and Youth with Complex NeedsStaying Connected: A Report of the Task Force on a Centre of Excellence for Children and Youth with Complex Needs was released today by Shirley Smallwood, the parent of a child with complex needs, and by Bernard Richard, ombudsman and child and youth advocate. |
25 November 2010 State of Our Children and Youth report releasedBernard Richard, ombudsman and child and youth advocate, delivered his third annual State of our Children and Youth address today at the James M. Hill Memorial High School in Miramichi. |
27 October 2010 Online consultation process launchedChildren and youth with complex needs; their parents; stakeholders; and experts in the field can now participate in an online consultation to support the creation of New Brunswick's first centre of excellence for children and youth with complex needs. |
15 October 2010 Photography exhibit on the rights of the child to be displayed in RiverviewAn exhibit featuring the works of UNICEF photographer Pierre-Jean Rey and the texts of France's former Child and Youth Advocate Claire Brisset will be on display Oct. 18-28. |
22 September 2010 Consultation process outlined for centre of excellence for children and youth with complex needsChildren and youth with complex needs; their parents; stakeholders; and experts in the field will be consulted in the development of recommendations for the creation of New Brunswick's first centre of excellence for children and youth complex needs. |
21 September 2010 International symposium on the rights of the child to be held in MonctonAn international symposium, Petits d'Hommes: An International Symposium on the Rights of the Child, will take place Oct. 21-23 at the Université de Moncton campus in Moncton. |
12 August 2010 Start of the International Year of Youth observedThe first edition of the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate newsletter is being released to coincide with the start of the United Nations' International Year of Youth. Bernard Richard, ombudsman and child and youth advocate, made the announcement today. |
13 July 2010 Ombudsman and child and youth advocate applauds extension of child protection servicesOmbudsman and Child and Youth Advocate Bernard Richard is applauding legislative changes that will extend child protection services to youths 16 to 18 years old. |
23 June 2010 Call for nationwide action to address Aboriginal children's issuesNew Brunswick's ombudsman and child and youth advocate, Bernard Richard, is among an alliance of child and youth advocates who are calling for national action to address Aboriginal children's issues. |
10 May 2010 Report on First Nations child welfare releasedOmbudsman and Child and Youth Advocate Bernard Richard today released a report entitled, Hand-in-Hand: A Review of First Nations Child Welfare in New Brunswick. |
20 November 2009 State of our Children and Youth report releasedThe annual State of our Children and Youth address was delivered today by Ombudsman and Child and Youth Advocate Bernard Richard. |
19 November 2009 National launch of children's online privacy discussion paperAn online discussion paper, There Ought to be a Law: Protecting Children's Online Privacy in the 21st century, is being launched nationally by the Online Children's Privacy Working Group. |
13 October 2009 Ombudsman presents Civil Service Excellence AwardsFREDERICTON (CNB) - Three provincial government employees are the recipients of the Civil Service Excellence Awards for 2008-09. |
09 October 2009 First Fairness Week to be observedFREDERICTON (CNB) - High school students in Fredericton will have the opportunity to meet with ombudsman and child and youth advocate Bernard Richard as part of the province's first Fairness Week, Oct. 12-16. |
09 October 2009 Ombudsman and child youth advocate releases recommendations for the protection of unborn childrenFREDERICTON (CNB) - The provincial government has received six recommendations from ombudsman and child and youth advocate Bernard Richard in response to the minister of Social Development's request for comments relating to a recent report from the Child Death Review Committee. |
25 September 2009 Right to Know Week 2009The fourth annual Right to Know Week will take place from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2. A number of events are scheduled to raise awareness about people's right to have access to government information as an essential component of democracy and open government. |
25 September 2009 First Nations child welfare services symposium to be heldA symposium on First Nations child welfare in New Brunswick will be held in Fredericton on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Wednesday, Sept. 30. |
31 August 2009 Review of First Nations child welfare services underwayFREDERICTON (CNB) - An independent review of child welfare services in New Brunswick's 15 First Nations communities is currently being conducted by the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate. |
15 July 2009 Advisory committee selected for First Nations' child welfare reviewThe co-chairs and members of the Child and Youth Advocate's Advisory Committee on First Nations Child Welfare were named today. |
09 June 2009 Ombudsman comments on proposed access and privacy legislationOmbudsman Bernard Richard is encouraged that government is moving ahead with legislative reform to the province's privacy and access laws, but remains concerned that the proposed law may result in less access to information, and weaker privacy protections. |
24 November 2008 State of Our Children and Youth report card releasedA provincial report card on children and youth was released today by Bernard Richard, ombudsman and child and youth advocate, during his initial state of Our Children and Youth speech at Bernice McNaughton High School in Moncton. |
30 October 2008 Reminder: Youth council seeks expressions of interest for opportunities to serveQualified candidates are reminded that expressions of interest are still being accepted for consideration of appointment to upcoming vacancies on the New Brunswick Advisory Council on Youth. The council reported earlier this month that there will be vacancies for the positions of chair, vice-chair and board member. |
28 October 2008 Ombudsman comments on proposed changes to access and privacy legislationOmbudsman Bernard Richard is concerned that proposed changes to the Right to Information Act contained in Bill 82 may result in less access to information, rather than more, unless the proposed law is substantially altered. |
16 October 2008 Council seeks expressions of interest for opportunities to serve as chair, vice-chair and board memberExpressions of interest are now being accepted from qualified candidates who wish to be considered for appointment to upcoming vacancies on the New Brunswick Advisory Council on Youth. |
18 June 2008 Ombudsman releases report on Early French ImmersionA report into the process involved in the minister of education's decision to modify the French Second Language curriculum was released today by ombudsman Bernard Richard. |
04 June 2008 Child and youth advocate concerned about children's online privacyCanada's privacy commissioners and ombudsmen issued a joint resolution today in Regina, Sask., expressing their commitment to work together to improve the state of online privacy for children and young people. |
07 May 2008 Ombudsman releases report on missing health tapesSeparate reports issued today by New Brunswick's ombudsman and British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner have found that their governments failed to protect the personal health information of New Brunswick and B.C. residents when a courier lost tapes containing health information. |
03 April 2008 Ombudsman to investigate EFI complaintsOmbudsman Bernard Richard announced today that he is going to conduct an investigation into the numerous complaints that have been lodged with his office about the recent announcement by Department of Education to abolish Early French Immersion. |
28 February 2008 Ombudsman examines residential property assessmentA review of the residential property assessment appeal process was released today by Ombudsman Bernard Richard. |
11 February 2008 Province will examine and act on Child and Youth Advocate reportPremier Shawn Graham has tasked a ministerial committee with preparing responses to Connecting the Dots: A report on the condition of youth-at-risk and youth with very complex needs in New Brunswick. |
11 February 2008 Release of Connecting the Dots reportA report on the condition of youth-at-risk and youth with very complex needs in New Brunswick was released today by Child & Youth Advocate Bernard Richard. |
01 February 2008 Summit and action plan to retain youth and international students in New BrunswickConvening a provincial youth summit, developing a youth action plan, and focusing more strongly on retaining international students are parts of New Brunswick's plan to build a self-sufficient province by 2026. The Population Growth Secretariat, in partnership with the New Brunswick Advisory Council on Youth, will initiate the strategy. |
17 January 2008 Child & Youth Advocate releases Broken Promises reportBroken Promises: Juli-Anna's Story, an investigative report on the tragic death of a New Brunswick infant, was released today by Child & Youth Advocate Bernard Richard. |