The recommendations of the Special Commission on Children’s Rights and Youth Protection should not be forgotten. This is the mission of a new committee of citizen volunteers, headed by Martine Desjardins, which promises to follow up “as needed”.
Like a watchdog, the follow-up committee will oversee the implementation of the 65 recommendations and 250 courses of action contained in Laurent’s large commission report, submitted nearly a year ago to this day.
Although Minister Lionel Carmant’s Bill 15 was adopted two weeks ago in the National Assembly, there are still some ways to fulfill all possible solutions identified by the Laurent commission.
The idea is to really make sure it doesn’t gather dust, this reportsummarizes Martine Desjardins.
The follow-up committee will make a preliminary assessment of its observations next November, just after the provincial election. The idea is not to support the government or hurt it: all political parties will receive a copy of this first report.
” The idea is to really make sure we move forward. It’s not for nothing that we called them “recommendACTIONS”: we really wanted to act, not to wait for another tragedy to happen in Quebec to act. “
Provided by Ms. Desjardins that a report will be presented each year, as long as all of Laurent’s commission recommendations have not been acted upon.
However, this does not exclude that the committee may also respond on the spot if certain current events require it.
Obviously, in case there are laws, proposals, that are contrary to some of the recommendations of the Laurent commission, there will be a report or more spontaneous follow-up.
Members from all walks of life
Announced to the general public during the student crisis in 2012, Ms. Desjardins previously participated in the work of the Commission on Early Childhood Education as a commissioner in 2016.
Through this experience, he met several groups and experts working in the field, which explains why he was asked to lead the monitoring committee. They came to pick me uphe admits.
Youth protection is a theme close to his heart, studied specifically in school and social adaptation.
” In my study of education, but also in my personal role as a mother of children under three years of age, I must say that this is something that worries me, the fate of our children. in Quebec. “
A total of 24 people will sit on the monitoring committee. Some meetings are held each year.
Among the members, we saw in particular Élise Bonneville, of Collectif petite enfance, the organization that took the initiative to appoint experts last winter to recruit the best possible stakeholders for the monitoring committee.
Fanny Dagenais, director of the Observatoire des tout-petits, and Martin Goyette, holder of the Research Chair on the Evaluation of Public Actions with Respect to Young People and Vulnerable Populations, were also part of the committee.
Youth representatives will also participate, including Jessica Côté-Guimond, the instigator of the Collectif des ex-places DYPwhich brings together former youth who have lived in DYP.
Source: Radio-Canada
