Grande déception pour le CCD : La chambre des communes a voté en faveur du Projet de loi C-7 (Aide médicale à mourir)
12 mars 2021 | Pour distribution immediate
Jeudi dernier, alors que le gouvernement fédéral soulignait le 11e anniversaire de la ratification par le Canada de la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées, la Chambre des communes adoptait le projet de loi C-7, rendant ainsi l’aide médicale à mourir (AMM) disponible aux personnes en situation de handicap. En revanche, d’autres Canadiens se font offrir la prévention du suicide.
CCD Disappointed by House of Commons Yes Vote on Bill C-7 (Medical Aid in Dying)
March 12, 2021 | For Immediate Distribution
Yesterday, while the Federal Government was noting the 11th anniversary of Canada’s signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the House of Commons passed Bill C-7 thereby making Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) available to healthy people with disabilities. In contrast, other Canadians are offered suicide prevention.
Le personnel du CCD accueille Jewelles Smith
7 janvier 2021 Pour distribution immédiate
Jewelles Smith Welcomed to CCD Staff
Today, Roxana Jahani Aval, Chairperson, and Shari Hildred, National Coordinator, announced that Jewelles Smith (jewelles@ccdonline.ca) has joined the staff of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) as the organization’s first Communications and Government Relations Coordinator. The Communications and Government Relations Coordinator is responsible for CCD’s related objectives in the general categories of monitoring, relationship management, communication and coordination.
