Year in Review: JFCY and the PLE Team!
Both JFCY and the PLE Team had a great year in 2012.JFCY’s work in 2012 JFCY lawyers assisted hundreds of young people this year with various legal issues, ranging from defending youth on charges under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, representing youth in family court in making claims for financial support, advocacy around entitlement to social…
Behind the Scenes with the PLE Team
The YouTube subcommittee of the PLE Team was busy this week filming a video on school expulsions. The video examines some of the consequences of getting caught selling and buying drugs on school property.Here is a look behind the scenes at our youth volunteers: Thanks to everyone involved:Arif (writer and director)Bianca (law student writer)Andrea (JFCY…
Responses to Bullying?
This is an opinion piece by JFCY volunteer Bianca Thomas. It does not reflect the opinion or position of JFCY as a whole.Currently, Canadian criminal law, as enshrined in the Criminal Code of Canada, does not include an offence for bullying. While certain types of bullying behaviour, such as harassment and uttering threats, can result…