75.4 Bureaus of Child Development
Whereas, There is a wide diffusion of culture in Canada;
Whereas, Education in the broadest sense, encompassing health and nutrition, welfare, research, and housing, is indispensable to the dignity and development of the child;
and,
Whereas, For societal change in the status of “today’s woman” in the home, in the economic workforce and in the social milieu, quality care must be made available for children;
therefore,
RESOLVED, That the National Council of Women of Canada urge the Government of Canada to establish bureaus of child development at the national level:
- To promote throughout Canada models for child development programs of high quality, through assistance, innovation, research, and leadership;
- To act as a public resource and information exchange center on all matters pertaining to the child and the family;
- To press for coordination of federal and provincial services for the child and the family;
- To provide leadership in the coordination of services and responsibility at other levels of authority;
- To advise the government on matters relevant to the child and the family;
- To regularly report on the Canada-wide position reached in relation to Canada’s commitment to children.