Quebec lawmakers urged to adopt charter of children's rights

The rights of children are still not fully and explicitly recognized in Quebec, according to the province's newly appointed children's welfare and rights commissioner, Marie-Eve Brunet Kitchen, in her first report released Thursday. The creation of the commissioner's position was a key recommendation of the Laurent Commission, mandated in 2019 to examine children's rights and youth protection following the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby. In her inaugural report, Brunet Kitchen highlights the limits of the current legislative framework.