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Thank you, foster and kinship caregivers
Caregivers are recognized for opening their homes to children in need during National Foster Family Week – October 18 to 24. Caregivers are recognized for opening their homes to children in need during National Foster Family Week – October 18 to 24. Foster parents and kinship caregivers support some of Alberta’s most vulnerable children. They […]
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Former federal prosecutor to lead review of Alberta’s bail system
Nancy L. Irving will lead a comprehensive review of the bail system to assist government in deciding if and how the bail process could be changed to better protect Albertans. On June 16, 2015, Justice and Solicitor General Minister Kathleen Ganley released a report into the involvement of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service with Shawn […]
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Helping secure a bright future for Alberta’s children
The Premier and her Cabinet are restoring education funding for the 2015-16 school year —and are also funding enrolment growth — to provide needed resources to support student learning. “This government firmly believes that Alberta’s students deserve the best education we can deliver and, by restoring funding for kindergarten to Grade 12 students, we are […]
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Premier reverses decision to close Calgary Young Offender Centre
May 28, 2015 Young offenders in Calgary and southern Alberta will stay in custody in Calgary to receive rehabilitative education services. Alberta’s new government is reversing the decision to close the Calgary Young Offender Centre. As a result, the centre will keep youth from Calgary and southern Alberta at the centre instead of moving them […]
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Child and Youth Advocate releases two investigative reviews involving serious injuries
May 27, 2015 Edmonton…The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed two Investigative Reviews regarding serious injuries and is publicly releasing the results of the reviews as outlined under the Child and Youth Advocate Act. The circumstances for the young people are quite different. Sixteen-year-old “Sam” sustained a brain injury following a suicide […]
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Supreme Court decisions creating economic uncertainty for First Nations, for Canada
April 9, 2015 CALGARY—Recent Supreme Court decisions on aboriginal rights and title are impeding, rather than helping, the economic prosperity of First Nation communities, according to a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian policy think-tank. “The positive aspect of the new jurisprudence is the Court’s recognition that aboriginal peoples did possess […]
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