41st Parliament – 2020
Parliamentary Committee Transcripts
Children and Youth Committee

SUBJECT-SPEAKER INDEX
speeches by Members, committee staff and witnesses; topics raised
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

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Charlesworth, Jennifer See also Representative for Children and Youth

Ashnola at the Crossing
services and closing 37:1335, 37:1440-1445
Autism
services 37:1355
Bullying and harassment
cyberbullying, prevention 37:1400-1410
Child protection system
accountability 35:0830
child protection workers, training 38:1035
children in government care
access to technology 37:1325, 37:1355-1400
placement in hotels 37:1330
placement issues 37:1340
support for youth and transition out of care 35:0810, 37:1310-1315, 37:1325
residential services
issues 37:1340
Children and youth
child abuse
reporting during COVID-19 37:1330
deaths and critical injuries
information and reporting on COVID-19-related cases 37:1310, 37:1320, 37:1350
race-based data collection 38:1040-1050
non-suicidal self-injury 38:1055-1130
special needs children
services and rural services 38:1035
youth at risk
trauma-informed supports 35:0920
vulnerability during COVID-19 37:1405
youth agreements 37:1325
Children and Youth Committee
recommendations, legislative amendments 35:0810
Cocker, Samantha
position with Representative for Children and Youth 38:1005-1010
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
front-line workers response and services 37:1310
impact
mental health of children and youth 37:1330-1335, 38:1125-1130
impact and government response
child protection system and services for children and youth 37:1305-1410, 38:1010-1015
child protection system and services for children and youth, Indigenous children and youth 37:1335-1340
special needs children and youth 37:1320-1325, 37:1350-1355
substance treatment services for youth 37:1440-1445
Education
mental health services in schools 38:1120
Families
extended families raising children, support 35:0835
supports for families and early intervention 35:0905, 35:0935
Family court
access to services 37:1340, 37:1350
First Nations and Indigenous persons
child protection system
family support and child safety at home 35:0935
services during COVID-19 37:1335-1340
friendship centres, funding 37:1335
Foster care
services during COVID-19 37:1340
Homelessness
youth homelessness
incidence 37:1330
Homelessness, youth homelessness
costs 35:0920
experiences of homeless youth 35:0840
government action plan proposal 35:0920
incidence 35:0905
youth communication and engagement 35:0910
Human Rights Commissioner
report on race-based data collection 38:1040-1050
Income assistance
benefits for youth and basic income pilot 35:0915-0920
Information and communications technology
access to technology, role of libraries 35:0910
McParland, Katherine
work on youth homelessness 35:0805, 35:0840
Mental health
mental health and addiction services for children and youth
funding 37:1415
treatment beds 37:1425
mental health of children and youth
issues and services 35:0820
services 38:1120-1125
Métis
child and youth injuries and deaths 38:1015-1050
Olsen, Adam
membership on Children and Youth Committee 35:0805
Representative for Children and Youth
advocacy activities 35:0810
advocacy activities, caseload and outcomes 35:0830-0835
advocacy and outreach
community engagement and youth engagement 35:0815
engagement activities 37:1315
social media activities and cyberbullying prevention 37:1405-1410
translation of informational materials 37:1315
budget and operations
COVID-19 impact 38:1005-1010
caseload
child care cases 37:1350-1355
COVID-19-related cases 37:1320-1345, 37:1355-1400
COVID-19 impact, response team 37:1310-1315
investigations and reviews
child and youth mental health and engagement 35:0820
investigation of child injuries and deaths 35:0810-0815, 35:0825
monitoring activities 35:0815, 35:0940, 37:1345
recommendations and implementation 35:0815, 35:0940, 37:1345
recommendations, government response 35:0935
relationship with Children and Family Development Ministry and social workers 35:0830
reports
child and youth experience in child protection system and family law proceedings 38:1015
child injuries and deaths 38:1015
consideration of Indigenous approaches 38:1015-1020
consideration of Indigenous knowledge and intergenerational trauma 35:0820
cyberbullying and online safety 37:1410
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 35:0820, 38:1015
First Nations youth death (Skye) 38:1015
injuries and deaths of Métis children and youth 38:1015-1050
involuntary detention of children and youth 38:1015
non-suicidal self-injury 38:1055-1130
reports and reporting 35:0820
suspension during COVID-19 37:1315
upcoming reports 37:1345, 38:1010-1015
youth homelessness 35:0805, 35:0840, 35:0910-0940
youth substance use recommendations 37:1430, 37:1440
youth substance use services 37:1410-1445
youth transition out of care 38:1015
role and responsibilities 35:0810
staff 35:0805, 37:1305
staff and staffing 38:1005-1010
remote work 37:1310
website information 37:1315, 38:1010
work of office
update and priorities 35:0805-0835, 38:1005-1015
work with other public bodies 37:1310-1315
work with Indigenous communities 35:0815-0820, 38:1010
work with Métis communities 38:1020
Rowcliffe, Pippa
position with Representative for Children and Youth 38:1010
Smith, Judy
work with Representative for Children and Youth 38:1010
Substance use and addiction
alcohol use by youth 37:1415
overdoses
youth overdoses 37:1415
services and supports for youth
counselling services 37:1425
cultural safety 37:1420
data collection and information-sharing with government 37:1435-1445
harm reduction and recovery services 37:1415, 37:1425-1435
information 37:1415
intensive case management 37:1425
residential facilities 37:1425
rural vs urban services 37:1420-1425
services 37:1335, 37:1410-1445
services for Indigenous youth 37:1420
treatment beds 37:1420-1425
youth experience of substance use, relationship to resource development in communities 37:1425
Violence
domestic violence
reporting during COVID-19 37:1330
Wilson, Judy
work with Representative for Children and Youth 38:1010
WSÁNEĆ Nation
traditional story of great flood 37:1305
Child protection system

Accountability (Charlesworth, J.) 35:0830 (Mitchell, B.) 35:0830-0835
Agreements with young adults program See Youth at risk, youth agreements under Children and youth
Child protection workers
relationship with youth (McParland, K.) 35:0925-0930 (Mitchell, B.) 35:0930-0935 (Simons) 35:0925-0930
Child protection workers, training (Charlesworth, J.) 38:1035 (Isaacs) 38:1030
Children in government care See also Foster care
access to technology (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1325, 37:1355-1400 (Singh) 37:1400 (Turpin, C.) 37:1400
placement in hotels (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1330
placement issues (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1340
placement with extended families See Extended families under Families
support for youth and transition out of care (Charlesworth, J.) 35:0810, 37:1310-1315, 37:1325 (McParland, K.) 35:0850-0855, 35:0925
youth relationship with social workers See Child protection workers above
COVID-19 impact See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Cultural supports and opportunities (McParland, K.) 35:0900
Indigenous children and system See First Nations and Indigenous persons
Residential services
issues (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1340
Children See Children and youth
Children and Family Development Ministry

Relationship with Representative for Children and Youth See Representative for Children and Youth
Social workers See Child protection workers under Child protection system
Children and youth

Addiction and mental health See Mental health and addiction services for children and youth under Mental health
Child abuse
reporting during COVID-19 (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1330
COVID-19 impact See Impact and government response under COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Deaths and critical injuries
information and reporting on COVID-19-related cases (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1310, 37:1320, 37:1350 (Hyman, C.) 37:1350-1355 (Throness) 37:1345-1350
investigation See Investigation of child injuries and deaths under Representative for Children and Youth
race-based data collection (Charlesworth, J.) 38:1040-1050 (Hyman, C.) 38:1050 (Morgan, J.) 38:1040-1045 (Ross) 38:1040-1045 (Wat) 38:1045-1050
Homeless youth See Homelessness
Income assistance for youth See Income assistance
Mental health See Mental health
Non-suicidal self-injury (Charlesworth, J.) 38:1055-1130 (Leonard) 38:1120 (Morgan, J.) 38:1125 (Ross) 38:1115-1120 (Simons) 38:1110 (Singh) 38:1125 (Stilwell) 38:1110-1115
Programs and services for children and families
crisis prevention supports See Supports for families and early intervention under Families
Self-harm See Non-suicidal self-injury above
Special needs children (Simons) 36:0920
Special needs children, services and rural services (Charlesworth, J.) 38:1035 (Isaacs) 38:1030
Special needs children, services, etc. See Special needs children and youth
Substance use See Substance use and addiction
Youth at risk
supports (McParland, K.) 35:0900
trauma-informed supports (Charlesworth, J.) 35:0920
vulnerability during COVID-19 (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1405 (Leonard) 37:1405
youth agreements (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1325 (McParland, K.) 35:0850-0855, 35:0925-0930
Youth homelessness See Homelessness
Children and Youth Committee

Election of Chair and Deputy Chair (Arril, J.) 35:0805 (Leonard) 35:0805 (Simons) 35:0805 (Stilwell) 35:0805
In-camera proceedings, motions to move in camera See Motions and resolutions
Meetings
virtual meeting (Simons) 37:1305
Motions See Motions and resolutions
Recommendations, legislative amendments (Charlesworth, J.) 35:0810
Special project (Simons) 35:0945-0950
Work of committee (Simons) 35:0805, 36:0835-0915
Clarke, Shannon

First Nations Health Authority
substance use services for youth and use of information from report 37:1445
Representative for Children and Youth
reports
youth substance use services 37:1430
Substance use and addiction
services and supports for youth
services 37:1430
Cocker, Samantha

As subject
position with Representative for Children and Youth (Charlesworth, J.) 38:1005-1010
Coronavirus disease See COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic
Corrections system

Youth in custody, substance use treatment services See Services and supports for youth under Substance use and addiction
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) pandemic

Front-line workers response and services (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1310
Impact
families and children (Simons) 36:0915-0920
independent officers See particular officers
mental health of children and youth (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1330-1335, 38:1125-1130 (Simons) 38:1125
Impact and government response
child care operators (Throness) 37:1350
child protection system and services for children and youth (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1305-1410, 38:1010-1015
child protection system and services for children and youth, Indigenous children and youth (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1335-1340
special needs children and youth (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1320-1325, 37:1350-1355 (Throness) 37:1350
substance treatment services for youth (Charlesworth, J.) 37:1440-1445 (Olsen) 37:1440
Cyberbullying See Bullying and harassment
CYSN See Special needs children under Children and youth

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