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The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84kw Parental Responsibility Act]'' says that parents whose children have been convicted of causing damage or loss of property may be held responsible for loss caused by their children's offences, up to a maximum of $10,000.
The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84kw Parental Responsibility Act]'' says that parents whose children have been convicted of causing damage or loss of property may be held responsible for loss caused by their children's offences, up to a maximum of $10,000.
The United Nations [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/4aa76b319.pdf Convention on the Rights of the Child] is an international treaty, and law in Canada. This convention says that children have the basic human rights that adults do, as well as other rights such as the right to be protected from abuse and exploitation, the right to education and health care, and the right to an adequate standard of living. The convention also says that children have the right to "be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child."


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===The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child===
===The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child===


The [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CRC.aspx UN Convention on the Rights of the Child] is an agreement about the human rights and legal rights of children in signatory countries. Among other things, Article 12 of the convention says that the views of children must be heard in any legal proceeding that affects their interests:
The United Nations [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/4aa76b319.pdf Convention on the Rights of the Child] is an international treaty, and law in Canada. This convention says that children have the basic human rights that adults do, as well as other rights such as the right to be protected from abuse and exploitation, the right to education and health care, and the right to an adequate standard of living. The convention also says, at article 12, that the views of children must be heard in any legal proceeding that affects their interests:


<blockquote><tt>1. States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>1. States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.</tt></blockquote>
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