Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

Leaving many people with disabilities out of the rebate is not an isolated misstep. Time and again, people with disabilities are excluded from government policy design, and are often an afterthought.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland have proposed sending $250 rebate cheques to working Canadians who earned under $150,000 in 2023. The program leaves out many non-working Canadians with disabilities.The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY KRISTA CARR

December 5, 2024

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