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MONTREAL GAZETTE | Quebec needs a 'youth ombudsman': McGill expert

Published: 9 January 2020

Quebec should follow the examples of British Columbia and New Brunswick in creating the position of a youth ombudsman, a McGill University expert in social work urged a special commission on Wednesday that is holding hearings on the province’s beleaguered youth-protection system.

Mélanie Maxine Doucet, of the Centre for Research on Children and Families at McGill, also recommended that young people occupy paid positions on a government advisory panel, as is currently the case in B.C.

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