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Submissions to Government
Canada Should Restrict Marketing to Kids
On April 10, First Call wrote to the Prime Minister and Minister Duclos urging them to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children and youth. Along with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Childhood Obesity Foundation,…
First Call Urges BC Senators to Repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code
On April 10, First Call wrote to BC Senators urging them to support Bill S-251, put forward by Senator Stanley Kutcher, calling for the repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code. Section 43 allows adults to “use force by…
Letter to Minister Dean on restoring infant development advisor positions
On behalf of our Early Childhood Development Roundtable, First Call submitted a letter to Mitzi Dean,Minister of Children and Family Development, requesting the restoration of the positions of Provincial Advisor for Infant Development Programs (IDP) and Supported Child Development Programs…
Letter to BC MLAs on 2022 BC Child Poverty Report Card
In February 2023, First Call sent a letter to all Members of the Legislative Assembly in BC about the release of our 26th Annual Child Poverty Report Card and its findings. The report contains 25 child poverty reduction recommendations for…
2023 Federal Government Budget Submission
First Call’s February 2023 submission to the federal government’s pre-budget consultation includes key recommendations from our Child Poverty Report Card including:
2022 Submission to MCFD on Youth Transitions Engagement
In response to the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s request for feedback on their July 2022 Youth Transitions Implementation Paper, First Call reviewed responses from several youth servicepartner organizations, as well as previous reports containing research and the perspectives…
Letter to Minister Chen on young parent programs
On behalf of our Early Childhood Development Roundtable, First Call submitted a letter to Katrina Chen,Minister of State for Child Care, in support of the 32 Young Parent Programs (YPPs) in BC that are part of the Alliance of Professionals…