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.
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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
Press Release: Disability Poverty Advocates Applaud NDP Motion for the Canada Disability Benefit
Disability Without Poverty is pleased to see the NDP motion calling on Government to table the Canada Disability Benefit Bill today. Over 1.4 million disabled people live in poverty across the country, and the Canada Disability Benefit presents the opportunity to help them live their lives with dignity.