Five stories in the news today, Feb. 22
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 22:
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LIBERALS PUSHED ON PROMISE TO CHILDREN
The Liberals are facing calls to follow through on a campaign pledge to create a federal children’s commissioner to be a non-partisan voice to improve the lives of young people. More than a year into their mandate, the government has shown few signs of moving forward on the promise, other than to say it continues to study the idea.