For Immediate Release

Monday March 18, 2013

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) will join the Attorneys General of British Columbia and Canada before the BC Court of Appeal on March 18 for a hearing in Carter v. Attorney General.  The appeal is from a ruling issued on June 15, 2012 in which Justice Lynn Smith declared that Canada’s assisted suicide prohibition violated Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

by Rhonda Wiebe, Co-chair CCD Ending of Life Ethics Committee and Amy Hasbrouck, Toujours Vivant-Not Dead Yet

Media Advisory

 Key Messages and Commentary

CCD Presentation to House of Commons HUMA Committee

28 February 2013

ODI Meets with National Groups

On 21-22 February 2013, Laurie Beachell and Vangelis Nikias participated in meetings of the 18 national disability organizations funded by ODI.  The meetings focused on the funding programs, social enterprise and accountability measures.  This meeting provided an opportunity for planning the conversation that was to take place the following week with the HUMA Committee.

Media Advisory

Dear Friend:

I'm writing to ask you to take 15 minutes out of your schedule this week to help us get an important Bill passed in Parliament that would help solve homelessness in Canada. It has just been confirmed that Bill C-400 will be debated at 5:30 p.m.. on Wednesday February 13th and the vote will be held on Wednesday February 27th.  

Toujours vivant – Not Dead Yet

People with Disabilities Opposing Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

4 February 2013

While Quebec marks suicide prevention week from February 3-9, disability rights activists question whether it’s appropriate for the Marois government to table legislation to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Surviving the Chill

The last weeks of January tend to bring some of Canada’s coldest temperatures.  In addition to the cold winds brought by Canadian weather systems, we in the self-representational corner of the disability community are also experiencing the chill that comes from the reality that Human Resources and Skills Development Canada is implementing a long-term plan to alter its funding relationship with groups like CCD and its member organizations.  On 24 January 2013, CCD received a memo from the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities- NL (COD-NL), wh

January 30, 2013

Kris Campbell
Analyst
Accessible Transportation Directorate
Regulations, Research and Analysis Division
Canadian Transportation Agency
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N9
Email Kris.Campbell@otc-cta.gc.ca

Dear Mr. Campbell,