When the Land Burns: From British Columbia to the Children of Our Countries, What Are We Failing to See in Child Protection?

"As I followed the wildfires in British Columbia, I found myself thinking about an idea that our protection systems have perhaps not given enough attention to: displacement has an ecology."

Our Associate Director, zeina ismail-allouche, recently published a new op-ed exploring how the impact of wildfires and displacement on children, particularly in Indigenous communities, extends beyond physical safety and material loss to encompass land, memory, culture, and belonging.

She also reflects on how experiences of loss and injustice can shape young people’s search for meaning, and how extremist narratives may exploit these very real wounds when they are left unacknowledged.

*En anglais seulement

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