BREAKING THREAD: The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)—the global authority on disability rights—just released crucial observations on Canada’s compliance. Here's why this matters and what it says about MAiD. #DisabilityRights #CRPD #MAiD (1/9)

PRESS RELEASE: “Do Better” – Inclusion Canada Welcomes UN Committee’s Concluding Observations on Canada’s Disability Rights Record Click here to read the full release: inclusioncanada.ca/2025/03/26/do-…

A UN committee has released a critical review of Canada’s adherence to the #CRPD. Canada has been directed to repeal Track 2 #MAiD, raise the “woefully inadequate” #CanadaDisabilityBenefit, and address regional disparities. 1/3

When Canadians choose suicide, we intervene... unless that person has a #disability. Track 2 MAiD is blatantly discriminatory and must be repealed. We are calling on all political parties to: ✅Repeal Track 2 MAiD ✅Interrupt the expansion of MAiD to people with a mental

"Canadians deserve to know that our political party leaders will take seriously the report calling for reforms to the medical assistance in dying regime as we head to the polls." Inclusion Canada echoes Catherine Frazee's op-ed in asking party leaders to clarify their position

Did you know the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) can unlock even more than tax relief? It’s also the gateway to the new Canada Disability Benefit and other financial supports. Join Partners for Planning for a free webinar on April 15 at 7PM EST to learn: ✅ How to apply for the DTC

Whatever your thoughts on assisted suicide, this article should frighten you. Denied care, given death: Ontario report details concerns over same-day MAID canadianaffairs.news/2025/04/16/dea… via Canadian Affairs

“Parties offer few details on plans for #MAID, despite UN criticisms” Meagan Gillmore reports on an issue parties remain remarkably silent about #disabilityjustice canadianaffairs.news/2025/04/24/par… via Canadian Affairs

Alberta's decision to claw back the Canada Disability Benefit (#CDB) from vulnerable #PWD, after they've been forced to paid to apply, is unjust. We've partnered with the National Disability Network in a joint letter to Danielle Smith demanding a complete reversal of this

🗳 Today's the day!! Please make sure you vote. People with disabilities should not be ignored. We need to ensure disability issues are prioritized in federal policies. To do this, our community needs to vote. Please exercise your right to and have a say. If you need

In the latest @UofTmagazine, w/Trudo Lemmens - The Hidden Risks of Expanding Medical Assistance in Dying magazine.utoronto.ca/opinion/risks-… (timely...given United Nations CRPD recently entreating 🇨🇦 to repeal Track 2 expansion (and not euthanize ppl just for mental illness and addictions))

theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… Barriers to accessing the DTC. New Liberal Government has committed to ' review and broaden eligibility' of the DTC. We will be reminding them of this and the urgent nature to get this fixed. Excerpt from G&M article below: ""Even if people meet the

New Canadian Journal of Disability Studies includes Decolonizing Disability: Teachings from Tx̱eemsim and Voices From the Lands of the Nisg̱a’a Nation by University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Associate Professor of First Nations Studies & Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship researcher Dr. Rheanna Robinson. cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds…

In a few short weeks, Parliament will be in session. Inclusion Canada extends congratulations to all MPs on their successful election. As you transition into your new role, we want to remind you that the #disability community’s priorities do not go away because the election is

“If you don’t have a disability, you get suicide prevention. If you do — they treat you like your life isn’t worth living.” We see a strikingly similar story unfolding in Colorado, where MAiD laws are putting people with disabilities at risk. We hope that lawmakers do the right

As students w/ disabilities graduate high school, they lack vital supports to succesfully transition into the workforce / further education. They have vastly fewer opportunities. While some transition programs exist, we need more of them across Canada. cbc.ca/news/canada/di…