December 3, 2020: Do Better Now Says the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)!

December 3, 2020 | For Immediate Release

On December 3, we commemorate the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities.  The theme for 2020 is “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world.  This is not some future task. The time is now.

CCD Concurs: Add Anti-Racism Pillar to Canada Health Act

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For Immediate Release | November 13, 2020

La cause MacLean Case, une cause de la cour d'appel de Nouvelle-Écosse

Le 20 juin 2019, le Conseil des Canadiens avec déficiences (« CCD »), l’Association Canadienne pour l’intégration Communautaire (« ACIC ») et Personnes d’Abord du Canada (« PAC ») ont obtenu la qualité d’intervenants auprès de la Cour d’appel de la Nouvelle-Écosse,  dans une affaire portant sur le droit des personnes handicapées de vivre dans leur communauté avec des mesures de soutien appropriées.  Cette coalition d’organisations nationales présen

MacLean Case, a Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Case

On 20 June 2019, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (“CCD”) along with the Canadian Association for Community Living (“CACL”), and People First Canada (“PFC”) were granted leave to intervene at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in a case involving the right of persons with disabilities to live in their community with supports.  The coalition of national organizations will be presenting their oral legal arguments at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in November 2020 (subject to any restrictions relating to the pandemic).

Sondage - Travailleuses et travailleurs handicapés en milieu de carrière

Nous recherchons des participants !

Si vous êtes actuellement au milieu de votre carrière et que vous êtes en situation de handicap, vous êtes invité.e à répondre à ce sondage. Vos opinions sont importantes ! Cela fait partie de notre projet intitulé : « Soutien aux travailleuses et travailleurs handicapés en milieu de carrière par le biais de ressources en développement communautaire, en éducation et en avancement professionnel. »

COUNCIL OF CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES DENOUNCES TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT'S RE-INTRODUCTION OF UNAMMENDED BILL C-7 ON MEDICAL AID IN DYING AS "HEAD-IN-THE SAND MENTALITY" THAT ENDANGERS THE LIVES OF CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES

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Winnipeg – October 5, 2020 – The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a national disability rights organization, is vehemently denouncing the Trudeau government’s re-introduction of Bill C-7, a bill which extends access to Medical Aid in Dying to people who are experiencing intolerable suffering as a result of illness or disability, but whose death is not reasonably foreseeable. The bill was first introduced in early February, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada.

CCD Calls for Co-Creation of Solution to Address Anti-Indigenous Oppression in Health Care and Beyond

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For Immediate Release | October 6, 2020

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) seeks to honour Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, by pledging to serve as an ally supporting the long overdue work needed to remedy systemic anti-Indigenous racism and oppression, which is the result of Canadian colonialism and white supremacy.  As an ally, CCD urges all Canadians, and particularly Canadian leaders at all levels, to do their part to address anti-Indigenous oppression.

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