RECOMMENDATION 6 – Commercial Sexual Exploitation (page 82) Pursuant to articles 34 to 36 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, the Committee recommends that the federal government develop and implement a strategy to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children that will address: • The pred [...] RECOMMENDATION 8 – Children in Conflict with the Law (page 97) Pursuant to articles 37 and 40 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Committee recommends that the federal government: • Withdraw its reservation to article 37 of the Convention and take concrete measures to work with the provinces and territories to ensure that youth are no longer detained with adults, and males no longer [...] RECOMMENDATION 12 – Migrant Children (page 138) Pursuant to articles 7, 9, 10, 11, 21, 22, and 35 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, the Committee recommends that: • The Senate committee examining Bill C-14 take the concerns voiced in this report into serious consideration and that if the Bill is [...] In particular, the Committee was authorized to “examine our obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; and whether Canada’s legislation as it applies to children meets our obligations under this Convention.” The Committee heard from more than 215 witnesses during its intensive study of the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child1 (“the Convention”) o [...] At that time, the Committee observed proceedings before the Committee on the Rights of the Child and met with its members for a perspective on the Convention and the operation of the monitoring body, and to receive comments and criticisms on Canada’s progress in meeting its obligations.
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