Canada failing its obligations to children: UNICEF

According to the UNICEF Canada report, a high numbers of children living in poverty, poor health and state care suggest Canada is failing to meet its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The UNICEF Canada report, which will be released Tuesday morning to coincide with National Child Day, “recommends Canada create a children's commissioner and make the convention enforceable in court” (CBC). According to other findings of the report, based on earlier reports or from Statistics Canada, indicate that about “one in six Canadian children live in poverty, a number unchanged in a generation” (CBC). Article continues

Well this is very heart breaking to hear one in six Canadian children live in poverty. Our politician often criticize other states for child labour and child poverty regardless of their state’s children in poverty. I personally was shocked by the UNICEF report that a Country like Canada who tries to play a role across the world on human rights, child protection, and women rights when it lacks all of these within its own states. I think Canada should live up to its privileges to the UNICEF and bring changes in the lives of Canadian children. Child poverty would definitely effect the future of this country youth and the importance of this country.