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Access of Adults to Youth and Children for Sexual Purposes Via the Internet

2002:07 ACCESS OF ADULTS TO YOUTH AND CHILDREN FOR SEXUAL PURPOSES VIA THE INTERNET Whereas: pedophiles who depict children involved in pornographic acts circulate these materials widely on the Intern...

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Child Abuse

80.2 Child Abuse Whereas, Every year thousands of Canadian women witness cases of physical abuse by their husbands on children of the marriage; Whereas, There is a provision in the Criminal Code of Ca...

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Child Abuse – Preventative Teams

81.6 Child Abuse – Preventative Teams Whereas, There is a need to give high priority to the development of a comprehensive program to prevent child abuse and to provide a better mechanism to aid poten...

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Child Protection Services in Canada

97.10PU Child Protection Services in Canada Whereas, in 1981, the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) petitioned the Government of Canada to work through provincial and territorial cost-sharing...

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Domestic Violence – Shared Parenting

2002:07PU Domestic Violence – Shared Parenting Whereas: in 1998 the National Council of Women of Canada urged the Government of Canada to ensure that legislation relating to custody and access of chil...

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Ending Child Marriage

1. Ending Child Marriage Whereas 1: Early marriages cut short childhood, education and reduce the ability to be autonomous and self-supporting, and increase the incidence of experiencing violence; and...

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Human Trafficking: Canadian Complicity in the Cybersex Trafficking of Children

3. Human Trafficking: Canadian Complicity in Cybersex Trafficking of Children Whereas #1: The National Council of Women of Canada adopted policy in 2001, 2006 and 2012 addressing the issue of human tr...

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Preventing Abuse of Women and Female Children in Polygamous Communities

2004:03 Preventing Abuse of Women and Female Children in Polygamous Communities Whereas: a. Polygamy is a violation of section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada; b. Sexual assault, having regard to s...

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Protecting Children from Physical Violence – section 43 of the Criminal Code

2000.02 PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM PHYSICAL VIOLENCE – SECTION 43 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE Whereas: the NCWC 1999 policy supports the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada recognizing that ch...

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Protection for Aboriginal Women and Children from Family Violence

2006:01 PROTECTION FOR ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE Whereas: Statistics Canada data July 2005 suggests that violence against Aboriginal women is three times that of the national ...

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Raising the Age of Protection for Children and Youth From Sexual Exploitation

2002:06 RAISING THE AGE OF PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION Whereas: the Criminal Code currently allows the defense of “consent” for very serious crimes against young people,...

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Unjust Treatment of Children in Assault Cases

2000.03 UNJUST TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN ASSAULT CASES Whereas: in Canada, the right of an accused person to present adequate defence is an important legal principle; and Whereas: in our Canadian adver...

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