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[applause] good afternoon, everyone. Its a pleasure to be here with all of you. As our Spring Semester draws to a close and i wish to begin by expressing our deepest decision to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg were joining us here on campus today. Its an honor to welcome here to gaston all and to hear her reflections this afternoon. I also wish to express our gratitude to the honorable ronald chief judge for the us court of appeals for the Second Circuit and all his efforts to make this extraordinar...

Hosted by Georgetown University and runs about one hour 15 minutes and begins with remarks by the universities president. [applause] good afternoon everyone and welcome. Its a pleasure to be with all of you. Azhar Spring Semester draws to a close for our bernstein symposium. I wish to begin by expressing our deepest appreciation to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg forn joining us here on campus today. Its an honor to welcome her to gaston hall and to hear her reflections this afternoon. I also wish t...

Debate has begun on a bill to replace P.E.I.'s Child and Family Services Act, and the government says the law makes it clear for the courts and anyone else involved in child protection cases that the best interests of the child take precedence over any other consideration. 

P.E.I.’s director of child protection has quit after a shake-up in her department which she says was made without her consultation — and without considering the impact of the children in her care.

The P.E.I. government is waiting for more expert opinion before making a decision on ending vulnerable sector checks for some workers in child care centres.

The provincial government has introduced legislation which would remove the requirement for some staff who work in child-care centres to undergo vulnerable sector checks, raising red flags with the Opposition and with P.E.I.'s child and youth advocate.

The minister responsible for child protection in P.E.I. is promising 'a third-party, external review' of how officials decided to send an Island boy to Calgary to live with a father he barely knew, rather than let him stay with the maternal grandmother who had cared for him for years.

Prince Edward Island’s child and youth advocate is calling for the Department of Social Development and Housing to conduct an internal review of how child protection officials handled a case that led to a Supreme Court of Canada judgment. 

Justice Nancy Key wrote in a recent ruling in a parental conflict case that the basic facts around COVID-19 are so well known "as not to be the subject of dispute among reasonable people."

A rewrite of P.E.I.'s child protection legislation will end up making it harder to access records to review how government services affect children, says the province's child and youth advocate.