/newsroom/taxonomy/term/13274/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-laurent-commission-childrens-rights-and-youth-protection-330814 <p>Quebec is being called on to turn "anger into action" in a landmark report into the province's youth protection services, two years after the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby shocked the public and raised questions about the system. The report, released on May 3, calls for a wide range of changes, including increased funding for preventive programs aimed at helping children in distress, an independent commissioner to oversee the youth projection system and a charter of children's rights.</p> Tue, 04 May 2021 20:20:49 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 263302 at /newsroom /newsroom/alicia-boatswain-kyte Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:51:31 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253470 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-george-floyds-death-racism-and-police-brutality-322552 <p>Demonstrators gathered to denounce racist violence and police impunity both in the U.S. and in Montreal. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sparked nightly protests in major U.S. cities. The Montreal rally was a solidarity gathering with American anti-racism activists, but organizers say it is also an opportunity to express their own anger at the treatment of marginalized people in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/george-floyd-montreal-police-racism-protest-1.5592643">CBC News</a>)</p> Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:01:48 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 214244 at /newsroom