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Heart cut-outs seen in a flower bed at a National Indigenous People’s Day event with youth from Future Paths Network, a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting youth who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in their transition out of the foster care system in Ottawa, on June 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

March 25, 2026

The crisis of youth aging out of care is why Canada needs a children and youth commissioner

Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Dale Kirby, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Dr. Melanie M. Doucet, McGill University, and Mary Rita Holland, Mount Saint Vincent University

Canada remains one of the few high-income countries without a national oversight body focused on the well-being of children and youth.

Managing the home while caring for an elderly relative involves a multitude of activities and constant coordination of space and relationships. (Shutterstock)

March 9, 2025

Women caregivers need better financial support

Mary Rita Holland, Mount Saint Vincent University

Women caregivers provide vital support for aging relatives, however, they often go without the support they need to do their work.

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