We re asking for a massive investment in youth protection and frontline workers
Author of the article: Jason Magder • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: May 03, 2021 • May 3, 2021 • 3 minute read • Régine Laurent, President of the Laurent Commission, centre, with vice-presidents Andre Lebon, left, and Michel Rivard speaks during a news conference where she presented her final report into Children s Rights and Youth Protection in Montreal, Monday, May 3, 2021. Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press
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Groups working in youth protection hailed Régine Laurent’s report Monday as a way to finally address decades-long failures of the system.
The report, prepared by the former president of the Fédération Interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, called for the creation of a charter of rights for children and a commissioner to ensure those rights are upheld. It also called for a shift toward prevention and for more resources f
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MONTREAL Business associations, minority groups, unions and other special interests reacted to the federal Liberal s budget on Monday, with some praising its initiatives in childcare, and others saying it falls short in other areas. Quebec Finance Minister took to Twitter to express support for the extension of pandemic economic support measures such as the Emergency Wage Subsidy, rent assistance and the Canada Economic Stimulus Benefit. But he criticized the budget for not including a permanent 35 per cent increase to healthcare funding, calling it a missed unique opportunity. 1/3 Suite au dépôt du budget de @cafreeland, nous tenons à saluer les mesures de relance et la prolongation des mesures de soutien dont la subvention salariale d’urgence, l’aide aux loyers commerciaux et la Prestation canadienne de relance économique #polcan#polqc#Budget2021
MONTREAL In appointing Ghislain Picard to chair of its board of trustees, the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal has for the first time named an Indigenous person to the position. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) regional chief will succeed Monique Jerome-Forget, and take up his position June 1. “I cannot think of a better candidate to take over as Chair of the Board of Trustees as the Museum pursues its decolonization efforts and aims to help strengthen the voices of First Nations communities in both its programming and the institution itself, said Jerome-Forget in a news release. “Now, more than ever, it is essential for social history museums to act collaboratively and build trust-based relationships with all the communities that make up our society, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike.
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Two nurses at a CLSC in Joliette were fired on Tuesday following an investigation into an allegation by an Atikamekw woman that they mocked her and treated her with disdain, the local health and social services agency announced late Tuesday.
The CISSS de Lanaudière said it launched an internal investigation after the woman went public with her allegation of racism. The two employees were initially suspended without pay. They were met with on Tuesday to hear their side of the story, the CISSS said in a press release. In the afternoon, the CISSS fired the two, it said.