“Your Right! It’s the Law!” Project Kicks Off
HI!! My name is Cecilia Alejo Rivas, and I will be coordinating the “Your Right! It’s the Law!” project at Justice for Children and Youth. Funded by the Law Foundation, this project will use social media to connect with youth and youth workers in Thunder Bay around the various legal issues facing youth in their…
Lauren’s Experience as the PLE Team Leader
As final exams are approaching and “crunch” time begins, I wanted to briefly share my JFCY experience with you. Since October, I have been working as JFCY’s Public Legal Education team leader through my school’s (the University of Toronto law school) Pro Bono Student’s Canada program. My experience at JFCY as the PLE team leader…
Consequences of Loitering
My name is John and I’m 14 years old. I live with my mother and my little brother. My mother usually allows us to chill with friends only when we have completed our homework, except she works at night so I often meet up with my friends when she is at work. She has no…
Youth Employment Rights
The Relevant Legislation The Employment Standards Act (ESA) sets out the rights and responsibilities of both employees and employers in Ontario. Minimum Age to Work According to the ESA, young workers have the same rights as other employees in most Ontario workplaces. It is important to know that the minimum age for working in Ontario…
Cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) & its implications on child & youth refugee claimants
Scenario Jasmine and Robert came to Canada on July 12 of 2011 as refugee claimants. Their older son Paul is twelve years old and Jasmine is pregnant again. When they arrived in Canada, they felt good, because they were safe and they had all that they needed: They received help for food and shelter from Ontario…
Evidence in the Criminal Law
In crime dramas like CSI, we often notice police officers gathering large amounts of weapons and shell in clear plastic bags. These bags have ‘evidence’ clearly marked on their cover, and are later used to convict the suspect. Driving past a real world crime scene, we similarly observe police officers sectioning off pieces of land…
Theft in a Shopping Mall
http://images.clipartof.com/small/76396-Royalty-Free-RF- Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Brunette-Girl-Shoplifting-In-A-Store.jpg Shirley is a 18 year old high school student. Both her parents work during the day, so they only see her at night. She makes her own breakfast and dinner, and travels to school on her own. She is always studying and receiving good marks for her studies. On her birthday, she wanted…
Break and Enter
During a cold winter night closer to Christmas, a group of 18 year olds—Alan, Chris, Kyle and Jason—were hanging around the park where they noticed a van pull out of the driveway across the street filled with luggage sets. In curiosity, the group approached a dark non-lit house and rang the doorbell. No answer. They…
Child Protection: How you can help a friend in need
Daniel is fourteen years old and in grade nine. He is on his school’s junior basketball team, and practices in the mornings before school. One morning Daniel and his teammates are in the change room, suiting up for their basketball practice. They are all talking about an upcoming game against their rival school. Daniel’s friend…
Children’s Rights & Divorce
Claire’s parents seem to be fighting a lot lately, and aren’t sleeping in the same room anymore. She thinks that her parents might be getting a divorce. Claire being 16 understands that this is for the better and in the long run will improve her family dynamics, but her younger sister Eli seems to be having…