Based on all four readings, most of them generally had thoughts favourably on establishing a Federal Children’s Commissioner. The only discourse that was seen was in reading number three; the Liberals and the NDP parties both agreed there was a crucial need for a Commissioner but the Conservatives disagreed. The Conservatives four main arguments in opposition were: cost and maintenance, duplication of existing international reports, replication of existing domestic implementation mechanisms, and an indirect impact on provincial and territorial areas of responsibility.
I personally believe that Canada is in dire need of a national commissioner and that the pros outweigh the cons that the conservatives have outlined. Child poverty has gone on long enough and should not be such a prevalent issue considering Canada has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child since 1991. A commissioner would help bring stability in a lacking area at the federal level that should be able to work across multiple federal departments as well as provincial and territorial child advocates.