Urgent Action Needed to Ensure Indigenous Women Are Not Sterilized Without Their Consent
Across Canada and as recently as 2017, Indigenous women report being forcibly or coercively sterilized. Some women were incorrectly told the procedure is reversible. Others were separated from their babies until they consented to a tubal ligation. Forced and coerced sterilizations of Indigenous women are a result of systemic violence and discrimination against Indigenous peoples … read more
Considering the Best Interests of the Child
Since 2015, Children of incarcerated parents has been a priority issue and area of work for the Canadian Friends Service Committee. Aligned with CFSC’s goals of penal abolition, reducing harm and restoring healing in the criminal justice system, CFSC works to raise awareness and advocate for the rights of children of incarcerated parents in Canada. … read more
He Jiankui uses CRISPR on humans
Like many around the world, Canadian Friends Service Committee was deeply concerned to read the claim that twin babies were born after their DNA was altered in heritable ways using synthetic biology technique CRISPR. News reports since suggest that He Jiankui worked with a few people, mostly in secret, in order to recklessly pursue we know … read more
Consider writing to Ontario Government to save the Child and Youth Advocate
Many Ontarians have been deeply troubled by the Government’s recent decision to close the Ontario Child Advocate’s office and transfer the duties of the Child Advocate to the Ontario Ombudsman. This is a very disappointing decision, which could have a devastating effect on children in Ontario and the protection of their rights. The Ontario … read more
CFSC’s office in Friends House Toronto. We are located on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Petun, and most recently the Mississaugas of the Credit River. This land has been the site of
human activity for 15,000 years and is the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum, a
sacred treaty between the Haudenosaunee and the Anishinaabek.
