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April 11, 2019
CCD Calls on Senate to Address Significant Silences in Bill C-81, An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada
On April 3, 2019, Accessibility Minister Carla Qualtrough told the Senate Social Affairs Committee she wants Bill C-81 to be "the best it can possibly be" and that she is open to amendments. The Minister and the Senate have the Open Letter, endorsed by 95 organizations, calling for 9 amendments to improve Bill C-81 and the recommendations of the Federal Accessible Legislation Alliance. These documents provide the formula for achieving the goal set out by Minister Qualtrough. Read more
March 20, 2019
"Budget 2019 - Canadians with disabilities not left out," says Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
Budget 2019 is not only an investment in the middle class. The disability announcements are also a down payment on the implementation of the international standards that Canada committed to meet when it ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2010. Read more
April 2, 2019
During Official Visit UN Special Rapporteur on Disability Rights Looking at Canada's Record on Disability
I think it is very helpful to have an external expert come and look at things on the ground. I think it will be very instructive for us and she has the ability as an independent UN expert, who is not beholding to anyone here in Canada, to say exactly what she thinks. So, I think she will shine a light on what she considers to be areas of concern. I will be very honest about this and say the fact that the government has invited her to do this, I think, is a sign of good faith on the part of the government, as well. It is a sign of commitment on the part of the government to try and move things forward on the disability agenda. Read more
More on Our Issues
April 9, 2019
Support for Disability Organizations Demonstrates Federal Progress on CRPD Implementation
January 25, 2019
COUNCIL OF CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES APPLAUDS DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
December 21, 2018
Open Letter: Recognizing Two Important Human Rights Milestones of 2018
December 21, 2018
Happy Holidays 2018
December 14, 2018
VIA RAIL SELECTS SIEMENS CANADA TO REPLACE ITS QUÉBEC-WINDSOR CORRIDOR FLEET
November 29, 2018
Update on the Charter Challenge to BC's Mental Health Act
Welcome CCD Executive Committee 2018-20!
Newly elected CCD Executive Committee at CCD's June 2018 AGM in Winnipeg. (Row 1 L-R : Carmela Hutchison (2nd Vice Chair), Pat Danforth (1st Vice Chair); Row 2: L-R Jewelles Smith (Chairperson), Frank Folino (Member at Large), Roxana Jahani Aval (Secretary), Kathleen Thompson (Treasurer).
November 22, 2011
Celebrating Our Accomplishments
We have produced this booklet both to celebrate our success and to help others understand the contribution of the disability rights movement in Canada.
Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, far left, observes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, second from left, meets members of the Canadian delegation, including CCD's Steve Estey. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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April 11, 2019
CCD Calls on Senate to Address Significant Silences in Bill C-81, An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada
On April 3, 2019, Accessibility Minister Carla Qualtrough told the Senate Social Affairs Committee she wants Bill C-81 to be "the best it can possibly be" and that she is open to amendments. The Minister and the Senate have the Open Letter, endorsed by 95 organizations, calling for 9 amendments to improve Bill C-81 and the recommendations of the Federal Accessible Legislation Alliance. These documents provide the formula for achieving the goal set out by Minister Qualtrough. Read more.