Qualtrough defends Liberal record on disability issues as ‘groundbreaking’ debate tackles gaps in federal policy

NDP candidate Daniel Blaikie says that the details for important policies that affect Canadians with disabilities were ‘not on the table yet,’ and governments ‘should be far more ambitious.’

NDP candidate Daniel Blaikie, left, and Conservative candidate Mike Lake, centre, criticized the Liberal government’s record during a Sept. 7 debate on disability policy, while Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough defended the Liberal platform. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Cynthia Münster

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

September 8, 2021

A “groundbreaking” debate focused entirely on disability issues saw candidates raise pointed questions about the Liberal government's track record over six years on the file, with New Democrat incumbent MP Daniel Blaikie urging parties to be "far more ambitious." “Too often across the country...

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