Canada Disability Benefit needed now

Such a benefit would lower poverty rates among Canadians with disabilities, but only if there's no inter-government squabbling or clawback on provincial disability benefits.

While direct financial relief through a Canada Disability Benefit was promised by the federal government in 2020, further mention of it was glaringly and disappointingly absent from Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's 2022 federal budget. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY DAVE STARRETT

April 27, 2022

Arguably, our country has made great progress over the past century with respect to disability rights, accessibility, and inclusion. For 100 years, Easter Seals has been advocating for progressive change that creates opportuniti...

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