A Question of Commitment: Children’s Rights in Canada
About this ebook
The editors, R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell, contend that Canada has wavered in its commitment to the rights of children and is ambivalent in the political culture about the principle of children’s rights. A Question of Commitment expands the scope of the editors’ earlier book, The Challenge of Children’s Rights for Canada, by including the voices of specialists in particular fields of children’s rights and by incorporating recent developments.
About the author
R. Brian Howe holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto. He is a professor emeritus and former director of the Children’s Rights Centre at Cape Breton University. He has published six books and numerous articles on human rights policy, children’s rights, and children’s rights education.
Katherine Covell holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Toronto. She is a professor emerita and former executive director of the Children’s Rights Centre at Cape Breton University. She has acted as a national and international advocate for children, and has published widely on children’s rights and child development, including the UN report Violence against Children in North America (2005).
