Kirsten J. Fisher

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A child’s toy tricycle lies amid the rubble of destroyed homes in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, in January 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Why Canada must step up to protect children in a period of global turmoil

Catherine Baillie Abidi, Mount Saint Vincent University; Izabela Steflja; Kirsten J. Fisher, University of Saskatchewan, and Myriam Denov, McGill University

Violence against children is a global crisis. States must take urgent action to prevent it or the cost will continue to impact communities around the world.
People march in the streets in Ottawa during a rally to demand an independent investigation into Canada’s crimes against Indigenous Peoples, including those at Indian Residential Schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Transitional justice for Indigenous Peoples should be a key federal election issue

Kirsten J. Fisher, University of Saskatchewan and Kathy Walker, University of Saskatchewan

The aim of transitional justice is to usher in a peaceful society after mass atrocity, periods of systemic human rights violations and violent authoritarian regimes. It should be a Canadian priority.

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