On November 11, 2022, Disability Without Poverty submitted the following brief to HUMA, the Government of Canada’s Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, outlining our recommendations with respect to Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit.
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Written submission for Pre-Budget Consultations for the 2022–2023 Federal Budget
On October 7, 2022, Disability Without Poverty submitted the following brief to the Government of Canada’s Standing Committee on Finance, outlining our recommendations with respect to Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit.
Press Release: A Good Life, Not Assisted Death: Disabled People Call on Parliament to Fast-track Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit, this Tuesday!
Disability Without Poverty (DWP), a national grassroots movement of people with disabilities, is pleased that when Parliament returns, the first order of business on Tuesday, September 20 is the second reading of Bill C-22, the proposed Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) Act, led by Minister Carla Qualtrough.
Press Release: Website revamp
For Immediate Release September 6, 2022 Disability Without Poverty Launches Revamped Website (Toronto) – New features...
Press Release: Federal government tables Canada Disability Benefit Act for a second time
On June 2nd, 2022, the federal government took an important step towards lifting disabled Canadians out of poverty by tabling Bill C-22