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Immigration Video
Marie White and Laurie Beachell explain how Canada’s immigration practices discriminate against people with disabilities and why this is an issue being addressed by CCD.
CCD Chairperson's Update--December 2010
Season's Greetings
CCD wishes everyone Season's Greetings and all the best in the coming year. (The CCD office will be closed from 24 December 2010 until 4 January 2011.) As the approach of a New Year encourages reflection upon the challenges and accomplishments of the preceding 12 months, a brief summary of the past year's work follows the overview of this month's activities. In the New Year, we will be addressing the new Federal Budget and possibly we will also be facing a Federal Election.
A Voice of Our Own: October 2010
Volume 28 Number 4
THE PROCESS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
By John Rae
John Rae is 1st Vice President of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians, and a member of CCD's National Council. The following are notes for a presentation at ARCH Disability Law Centre's 30th Anniversary Symposium, Toronto, December 13, 2010.
CCD Chairperson's Update--November 2010
“A Voice of Our Own”
CCD’s motto is “A Voice of Our Own”, meaning that CCD conveys the message of Canadians with disabilities to Canada’s policy makers. This month, CCD organized and participated in many different events so that the voice of people with disabilities would be heard on a wide variety of issues.
Council of Canadians with Disabilities to Intervene at Supreme Court of Canada Hearing Regarding Access to Justice for Victims of Discrimination
For immediate release
December 10, 2010
(Winnipeg, Manitoba – December 10, 2010) – The Council of Canadians with Disabilities, a national human rights organization, will be appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada in Mowat v. Canada (Attorney General), an appeal about access to justice for victims of discrimination. The CCD was granted leave to make written and oral arguments in this matter.
CCD Chairperson's Update--October 2010
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a visionary document that encompasses the broad range of issues of concern to people with disabilities. This month, CCD's attention focused on advancing Canadian compliance with the objectives of the CRPD in a number of areas:
United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities
3 December 2010
Member of Parliament
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0A6
Dear Sir/Madam:
Today is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. CCD encourages you to observe this day by considering disability poverty and committing to work with the disability community to improve the lives of Canadians with disabilities. People without disabilities are surprised to learn that disability and poverty are nearly synonymous, with disability leading to poverty and poverty contributing to disability.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3rd is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. CCD encourages you to observe this day by considering disability poverty and committing to work with the disability community to improve the lives of Canadians with disabilities. People without disabilities are surprised to learn that disability and poverty are nearly synonymous, with disability leading to poverty and poverty contributing to disability.
Support for Bill S-216
29 November 2010
Letter to Senators
Re: Support for Bill S-216, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in order to protect beneficiaries of long term disability benefits plans (also known as the Protection of Beneficiaries of Long Term Disability Benefits Plans Act).
Dear Sir/Madam:
