🧵1/ Last night, Senator Mary Jane McCallum delivered a powerful speech in the Senate, advocating for thoughtful consideration of Bill C-62. As we stand on the brink of potential history today, it's crucial to reflect on her words. #BillC62 #MAID

"MAiD endangering disabled Canadians, rights commission warns" Check out this article by Meagan Gillmore about disabled Canadians turning to #MAiD as a solution to socio-economic hardships. (Register to read the whole article for free) canadianaffairs.news/2024/02/27/mai…

'He's a liar and a hate-monger': Former prime minister Kim Campbell slams Pierre Poilievre thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar

#DidYouKnow that people with intellectual disabilities are often not provided the support they need to understand their sentence and other legal processes they must go through?

Provincial disability income support programs are well below the poverty level. Animated graph shows, poverty line in teal blue, disability income support levels in dark purple, well below poverty line. The #CDB aim is to fill in this gap, and bring #PWD at or above this line.

Where is the advocacy here? How can this legislation still not be proclaimed? Ppl with intellectual disabilities are being paid slave wages. If we did this to any other equity seeking group there would be outrage. Shameful.

With this decision on the Canada Disability Benefit, the Minister of Finance can be called “Six-bucks Freeland.”

Effective immediately, I have resigned from Minister Kamal Khera 🇨🇦 Disability Advisory Group. I am deeply disappointed in what #Budget2024 provided for the Canada Disability Benefit. Read my full letter here.

Yet another media report on the wholly inadequate proposed Canada Disability Benefit CHEK News⁩

MPs agree Canadian gov't should improve new disability benefit ctvnews.ca/politics/mps-a…

Public libraries are the original social medicine hubs. They are open/part of the relief network for cooling in this heatwave — another reason we need to fund our libraries.

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Very sorry to learn of the passing of Laurie Beachell, Laurie served as the National Coordinator of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) 1984 to 2015.

Outstanding statement from the Manitoba Library Association on the importance of continual funding of the Community Connections space at the Millenium Library. mla.mb.ca/2024/12/09/sta…

PRESS RELEASE: MANITOBA’S LAST INSTITUTION FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES NOW CLOSED PERMANENTLY On #HumanRightsDay, the last institution for people with intellectual disabilities in #MB closes for good. Read more here: inclusioncanada.ca/2024/12/10/pre…

I am so deeply honoured to be appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada.

We extend heartfelt congratulations to Michael Prince Michael J. Prince who has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to the advancement of disability rights. Michael is bold, generous, critical, and forward-thinking. Congratulations! cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Wow! Mark Carney gets very testy when asked about his assets by the Globe’s Stephanie Levitz and then lectures CBC’s Rosemary Barton for following up. Something is up here. And really? Lecturing two journalists about their questions?

CBC’s Rosemary Barton exemplifies exactly why intelligent, accomplished people hesitate to run for office: even when they follow the rules—something Mark Carney has been clear about from day one—they are subjected to relentless badgering. If Canada wants strong political

I hope all the Conservatives tweeting about me and my tough questions finally agree to appear on my program. They have an open invitation. #journalism