From June 19 to October 31, 2013, the Together We Raise Tomorrow unified engagement took place on the Children’s Charter, Poverty Reduction Strategy and Early Childhood Development. Over 6,400...
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From June 19 to October 31, 2013, the Together We Raise Tomorrow unified engagement took place on the Children’s Charter, Poverty Reduction Strategy and Early Childhood Development. Over 6,400 Albertans provided feedback through 302 community conversations, survey’s and on-line participation. In May 2014, the draft Children’s Charter was posted to childcharter.alberta.ca for Albertans to comment. In addition, discussions with members from the following Aboriginal partners took place across the province. Upon conclusion of the engagement, the notes from all conversations were reviewed and grouped into common themes: importance of language and identity, role of families and communities, acknowledgement of residential school experience; respect for the land and indigenous worldviews; educational inequities and issues of access.