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In August, CCD held a conference call meeting, open to its member organizations, to review matters relating to Canada Post's decision to end door-to-door mail service.  Discussion focused largely on the proposal that people with disabilities would require letters from doctors to maintain home delivery.  As a result of the meeting, the Member Groups developed the following letter to Canada Post:

September 2, 2014

The major activity which took place during the month of July was the preparation of CCD's response to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.  The Committee invited Canadians to share their priorities for the 2015 Federal Budget.  CCD's Social Policy Committee directed the development of CCD's submission to the Finance Committee.

CCD Council and Annual General Meeting

The CCD National Council of Representatives met in Winnipeg for the Council meeting and Annual General Meeting, 6-7 June 2014.

CCD welcomed new members to the Council table:

• Jerry Weir (COD NL),
• Lois Miller (NSLEO). 

UN Special Rapporteur on Disability Visits Canada

CCD was honored to have Shuaib Chalklen, Special Rapporteur on Disability, attend the Council meeting.

UN Special Rapporteur Surprised by Canada's Performance on the CRPD

AGM Highlights

CCD's Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on June 7, 2014 in Winnipeg.

CCD Executive Committee – The National Council elected a new Executive Committee: Tony Dolan, Chairperson; Pat Danforth, First Vice Chair; John Rae, Second Vice Chair; Anne McPhee, Secretary/Treasurer; and Carmela Hutchison, Member-at-Large.

Chairpersons Appointed - The following will chair CCD's Committees for 2014-15:

This edition of the Update presents the activities of some of CCD's Committees.

Social Policy Committee

Dr. Michael Prince finalized for the CURA project a new paper "Disabling Poverty and Enabling Citizenship: Recommendations for Positive Change".

Basic Income – This concept continues to spark interest from Canadians thinking about how to improve income security.  Michael Prince, one of the Principal Researchers directing the Disabling Poverty/Enabling Citizenship research project, is writing a paper which will summarize the policy options developed during the project.

Backsliding on Accessibility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto and Winnipeg
September 18, 2014

“It’s not worse than death, and people who are misled into believing it will be should not be offered public support to kill themselves”, say two leading disability rights organizations who will be opposing attempts to strike down statutory provisions designed to prevent counselling or assisting anyone, disabled or not, to die.

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SCC No. 35591

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA)

BETWEEN:

LEE CARTER, HOLLIS JOHNSON, DR. WILLIAM SHOICHET, THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION and GLORIA TAYLOR
APPELLANTS

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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
RESPONDENTS

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