What good is a social safety net that doesn’t catch you?

The government should rebuild the Canada Disability Benefit to uphold human rights.

Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. The messaging from the federal government regarding the Canada Disability Benefit’s intended purpose has been inconsistent, writes Amanda Therrien.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY AMANDA THERRIEN

July 7, 2025

Applications for the Canada Disability Benefit opened in June and the federal government now faces a choice: allow the benefit to remain an ineffective thread in Canada’s fraying social safety net, or tighten that net’s weave by amending the benefit to ensure that it ach...

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