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On June 15, 2012, the Supreme Court of British Columbia handed down its decision in the Carter case, opening the door for assisted suicide in Canada.  Justice Lynn Smith found that the “provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada prohibiting physician–assisted dying, unjustifiably infringe the equality rights of Gloria Taylor, and the rights to life, liberty and security of the person of Lee Carter, Gloria Taylor and Hollis Johnson.”  Gloria Taylor, a BC woman with ALS, was seeking the right for a physician assisted suicide at a time of her choosing when s

Responses by Rhonda Wiebe, Co-chair CCD Ending of Life Ethics Committee

Aren’t we subjecting people to unendurable suffering if we don’t allow doctors to help them commit suicide?
 

Delegates at Summit on Sustainable Health and Health Care Hear from CCD

CCD’s goal is to build a more Inclusive and Accessible Canada and to ensure that Canadians with disabilities have the same access to the goods and services of our great country as do non-disabled people.

CCD Appears Before Standing Committee of Finance

Canadian Human Rights Commission Not Named as CRPD Monitor

CCD Participates in HRSDC Meeting

On the CCD Agenda:

• News from the CCD Annual General Meeting
• It's expensive to support the disabled -- suicide kits are $39.95
• The Disability Community Remembers Earl Flynn
   

CCD Member Group Updates:

Getting and keeping a job--what makes a difference

Call for Submissions

Despite barriers in the labour market, there are Canadians with disabilities who have been successful in obtaining employment and progressing in their chosen careers.  If this describes your work experience, CCD wants to hear from you about what has contributed to your employment success.

News from the CCD Annual General Meeting

CCD Has New Executive

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Winnipeg on 9 June 2012, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities elected a new Executive Committee:

•  Tony Dolan, Chairperson
•  Pat Danforth, 1st Vice Chair
•  Steve Estey, 2nd Vice Chair
•  Marc Workman, Secretary
•  Anne McPhee, Treasurer
•  Carmela Hutchison, Member at Large on Executive Committee