Thursday, January 6, 2011

(Toronto, Nov. 19, 2010) The rights of children need to be seriously considered during the polygamy reference case before the Supreme Court of British Columbia. This is the primary message in the position that the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights (DACCR) at the University of  Toronto Faculty of Law will put before Chief Justice Robert Bauman at the commencement of the hearing on November 22, 2010.

"This case is important," said Cheryl Milne, Executive Director of the David Asper Center, "because it will shape how Canada interprets the Constitution in light of international legal obligations to children ratified by the federal government and endorsed by the provinces."

Read the full media release.