Child and Youth Advocate

A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree “most likely” has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed Thursday. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond previously served as B.C.’s representative for children and youth, and was well known as a lawyer on […]

Saskatchewan’s children and youth advocate Dr. Lisa Broda will have her office launch an investigation into abuse allegations at an independent school. A release from Broda this morning said that the magnitude of the allegations of abuse and the number of concerns raised both publicly and identified in her office’s review of the information gathered […]

Former students at Saskatoon’s Legacy Christian Academy and two other schools are calling on the Provincial Child Advocate to investigate how the government handled the allegations when they came to light. Saskatchewan’s official opposition and former students of the Christian Centre Academy are calling on teachers who are named in a class action lawsuit to […]