Forty years after persons with disabilities were brought within Canada’s employment-equity framework, the unresolved question is strikingly basic: whether the law intended to measure their equality at work should use the same understanding of disability Canada has already adopted in its accessibility law.
In 2024, the federal government pledged to create a national caregiving strategy, but have yet to produce a plan. It says discussions with experts and stakeholders have taken place, so it’s time to say where that work stands.
The federal government has begun building guardrails for AI, but a safeguard that is never tested or audited risks becoming a good intention rather than a meaningful protection.
Seven years after the Accessible Canada Act became law, the 2040 target for a barrier-free Canada is closer than it seems, yet the chasm between aspiration and architecture keeps growing.
