Canada and the World Backgrounder articles from December 2000

Canada and the World Backgrounder archives from December 2000

Undervalued Citizens.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Could there be a connection between the fact that people under the age of 18 can't vote and the lack of action on issues that are important to them? Ed Broadbent was leader of Canada's New Democratic Party from 1975 to 1989. As the last...

Putting Kids First.
December 1, 2000... A group of 34 non-governmental agencies condemned Canada, in November 1999, for not living up to its commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child because daycare and early education programs are inadequate. There...

A Crucial Link.
December 1, 2000... It doesn't take a genius to figure out there's a connection between the quality of child care and how well child-care workers are treated, but North American society doesn't seem to get it As recently as 1998, Canada's childcare system was...

Thrills That Kill.
December 1, 2000... The thought of serious health problems resulting from current behaviour is something that almost never enters the minds of Canada's youth Young people are immortal. That must be the case, otherwise why would so many of them engage in so...

A Bad Rap.
December 1, 2000... To judge by the media headlines, we're on the verge of installing metal detectors at the doorways to kindergartens and frisking the little tykes for weapons before they go into class. As is often the case, media headlines can be misleading ...

Employees Wanted.
December 1, 2000... A whole generation is starting to retire and that should lead the way to plenty of jobs for today's youth, but it's been a rocky road for the last decade A decade ago, young Canadians were supremely confident about their financial futures....

Three Cheers for Kids.
December 1, 2000... The truth is that most teenagers hold values similar to those of their parents A few years ago a teenager from Waterloo, Ontario, wrote a column in the Globe and Mail pointing out that most teenagers are community minded, despite the bad...

Kids Without a Childhood.
December 1, 2000... Even with its problems, the quality of life in Canada far surpasses the reality for major young people in the Third World Youth activist Craig Kielburger has seen first hand how wretched life can be. When he was 12, Mr. Kielburger went to...

Quote ... Unquote.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... "Youth is wasted on the young. George Bernard Shaw "A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?" Confucius "Teenagers give evidence of believing in the Canadian...