The province will proclaim The Advocate for Children and Youth Act to come into force March 15. The act expands the mandate of the children’s advocate, an independent officer of the Manitoba legislature.The act responds to 11 key recommendations in a report by commissioner Ted Hughes following the Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Phoenix Sinclair. The new act will empower the advocate’s office and expand its mandate beyond the CFS system so it can support Manitobans between birth and age 21 who receive or are eligible to receive a broad range of government-funded services,