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Process and Protocols PROCESS: Key Questions C A N A D I A N C O A L I T I O N F O R T H E R I G H T S O F C H I L D R E N Components of the Non-governmental Permanent Monitoring Mechanism Key questions are developed for each Convention article to guide the research. (Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children. Key Questions for Monitoring the UNCRC Ottawa: Unpublished document, 1998.) PROTOCOL: Key Questions Criteria for Developing Key Questions: Timeless: Questions should be timeless; that is, they should not specify any particular period of time but be GUIDING PRINCIPLES PARTICIPATION Inter-related networks of experts, children and NGOs PROCESS PROTOCOLS Key Questions Key Questions Criteria Research Research Guidelines Research Protocols Framework Grid Situational Analysis Report Criteria Review Criteria Evaluation Evaluation Grid NGO Report 120 suitable for ongoing monitoring of Canada’s implementation of the Convention. Respectful of the Convention as a whole: The Convention is indivisible and its articles are interdependent. One article is not more important than another. Questions, therefore, should not imply a hierarchy of rights or focus on paramount issues. Respectful of the Convention’s general principles: In analyzing and evaluating implementation of each article, consideration should be given to the four general principles of the Convention: non-discrimination, best interests of the child, maximum survival and development, and respect for the child’s views (articles 2, 3, 6 and 12).
Neutral/unbiased: Questions should be neutral and not beg the answer or presuppose evaluation of the situation being researched. Comprehensive/inclusive/clear: Questions for each article should encompass various aspects of implementation including: legislation and policy at relevant levels of government; practice in all parts of Canada; strategies and resource allocations to secure full implementation; monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; efforts to make the article widely known; and relevant training for those working with/on behalf of children and their families. Questions should also elicit a broad range of perspectives including those of professionals working with children and families, policy makers, advocates, young people themselves and the general public. The language of the questions should be clear and understandable. Key questions are further informed and refined through the research process. PROCESS: Research Research is conducted for each Convention article. PROTOCOL: Research Guidelines • The Convention defines the focus of the research. • Data is collected according to certain protocols, guided by key questions and consistent with the framework grid, which is a tool to help guide the research process. • Research is vetted by working groups and experts. • The project reports should be accessible to a broad audience and inform future monitoring exercises. PROTOCOL: Research Protocols Use the Coalition framework grid as the research lens. Data collected when answering the key questions should be organized according to the elements of the framework grid. The grid guides the research and writing of the situational analyses. Apply the Convention’s general principles and definition of a child. The UN Committee consistently emphasized that in considering implementation of the Convention, particular regard should be paid to the four H O W D O E S C A N A D A M E A S U R E U P ? 121 general principles. Definition of a child (article 1) is also relevant to every article. Disaggregate data by jurisdiction. Because of the federal nature of Canada, data should be disaggregated by province and territory. While the federal government has primary responsibility for implementation of the Convention, provincial and territorial governments are responsible for the legislation, policy and practice relevant to many Convention articles. Aboriginal and municipal governments should also be included in the framework grid where relevant. Disaggregate data by populations. The term “populations” is defined to include categories of age, gender, location (province/territory, urban/rural), those most likely to experience discrimination (minorities, Aboriginal, children with disabilities, refugees), and those who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Identify trends. Recent and developing trends involving children should be identified to illustrate the significance of Canada’s commitment, or lack thereof, to children. Fully document and verify the research process. Care should be taken to ensure that all data is accurate and as current, consistent and complete as possible. All information sources should be fully documented. The date when Canada signed the Convention (December 1991) is the baseline for relevant information. PROTOCOL: Framework Grid In the first phase of the monitoring project, the Coalition identified valid sources of information for monitoring (Canada and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Developing a Monitoring Framework, 1997). Valid sources of information make up the vertical axis of the grid. They are divided into the following categories. Legislation/Regulations refers to law enacted by legislatures, parliaments or other legislative bodies, such as municipal councils. Regulations are rules with the force of law, issued by executive authority of government. Legislation/regulations can be international, national, provincial/territorial or municipal. Examples include universal declarations and conventions, the
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