Raising Canada 2021 - A deeper look at the 10 top threats to childhood in Canada and the impact of COVID-19
Description:
This fall, building on the success of Children First Canada’s annual Raising Canada report, we will host an interactive digital event in tandem with the release of the fourth report. This marque event will take a deeper look at the findings of the report and seeks to mobilize Canadians to take action.
About the report:
Raising Canada 2021 looks at the impacts of COVID-19 on children’s health and well-being, utilizing the data available from Statistics Canada, frontline partners and research institutes. It leverages the expertise of child health researchers across Canada, tapping into the children’s hospital research institutions and other child health centres of excellence.
Children and youth have been included in all aspects of the research– serving as advisors in framing the research, participating in the research itself, and analyzing and reporting the findings. Children’s participation also includes creative elements, using visual arts and other methods of creative expression to convey their experiences with the top 10 threats to childhood during the pandemic.
Additionally, the report highlights new and innovative policy solutions that are needed to drive meaningful change in addressing the top 10 and emerging threats and mitigating the negative impacts of the pandemic on children.
Speakers:
Dr. Katharine Smart, President 2021-2022, Canadian Medical Association, and a pediatrician in Whitehorse, Yukon
Naki Osutei, Vice-President, Social Impact (Canada), Global Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank
Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President Elect Canadian Medical Association, and Indigenous Health Advocate, Anesthesiologist, Grand Prairie, Alberta
Rae Steeves, Climate/Social Justice Activist, Author and Member of the Young Canadians’ Parliament
Moderator:
Amber Mac, Speaker, Author, Host Entrepreneur
Opening Remarks:
Sara Austin, Founder and CEO, Children First Canada
Concluding remarks:
Dr. Ronald Cohn, MD, FACMG President and CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
Agenda:
1:00-1:15 Land acknowledgement, Elder blessing and opening remarks
1:15-1:55 Panel discussion
1:55-2:25 Questions from audience and youth
2:25-2:30 Final words/conclusion