Province recognizes National Child Day

Premier Dennis King is noting that as the province celebrates National Child Day, the province is pushing through legislative reforms that recognize the rights of children.  King says province’s legislature is now considering reforms to its Child, Youth and Family Services Act.  The legislation has been drafted to make it clearer for the courts and anyone else involved in child protection cases that the best interests of the child must take precedence over any other consideration.  Among other things, the legislation limits the time a child can be in temporary care of the province, and changes departmental rules to permit services to youth in care until they’re 25, rather than 21.